Order of Leopold

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The Order of Leopold is Belgium’s highest and oldest national order of merit, awarded for exceptional service to the Belgian state and society.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf national order
order of merit
state order
administeredBy Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Belgium
awardedFor civil merit
exceptional service to Belgian society
exceptional service to the Belgian state
military merit
canBeAwardedTo Belgian citizens
foreign nationals
conferredBy King of the Belgians
country Belgium
dateOfEstablishment 1832-07-11
establishedBy King of the Belgians
Leopold I of Belgium
foundedIn 1832
hasAbbreviation Leop. Order
hasClass Commander
Grand Cordon
Grand Officer
Knight
Officer
hasDivision civil division
military division
hasEligibilityCriterion meritorious service in private capacities benefiting Belgium
meritorious service in public office
hasMilitaryInsigniaFeature crossed swords on the badge for military division
hasPostNominalLetters no fixed universal post-nominals in Belgium
hasReligiousNeutrality yes
isHighestOrderOf Belgium
isOldestOrderOf Belgium
languageOfInscription Dutch
French
motto Eendracht maakt macht
L'Union fait la force
mottoLanguage Dutch
French
namedAfter Leopold I of Belgium
partOf Belgian honours system
precedenceOver Order of Leopold II
Order of the Crown
ribbonColor purple
ribbonHasStripe thin white stripes at the edges
typeOfInsignia badge
sash
star


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