Order of Leopold

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national order order of merit state order

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

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 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Albert I of Belgium → Arthur Currie ("Order of Leopold (Belgium)") → Hastings Ismay ("Order of Leopold (Belgium)") → Henry Rawlinson →	awardReceived
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold ("Officer of the Order of Leopold") → Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold ("Knight of the Order of Leopold") →	hasLowerRank
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold → Order of Leopold ("Belgian honours system") →	partOf
Leop. Order →	fullName
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold →	gradeOf
Order of Leopold II →	higherRankedBy
Leop. Order →	isAbbreviationFor
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold →	isHighestClassOf
Order of Leopold II →	lowerRankedThan
Order of the Crown →	lowerThan
Coat of arms of Belgium →	order
Order of the Crown →	relatedOrder