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Ribbon: Awards: Médaille commémorative de Saint-Hélène (1857) Médaille commémorative de la campagne d'Italie (1859) Médaille commémorative de l'expédition de Chine (1860) Médaille commémorative de l'expédition du Mexique: Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1870–1871: Médaille commémorative de l'expédition du Tonkin (1885)
Only four of the 19 Ministerial orders have survived the reform of the French system of decorations in 1963. The others were replaced by the Ordre national du Mérite. The Grand Chancery of the Legion of Honour classifies the national system of honours of France into two categories: those honours awarded on behalf of the President of the ...
Wearing the ribbon or rosette of a foreign order is prohibited if that ribbon is mainly red, like the ribbon of the Legion of Honour. In theory, French military personnel in uniform are required to salute other military members in uniform wearing the medal (but not the ribbon), whatever the Légion d'honneur rank and the military rank of the ...
Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of France" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A medal ribbon, service ribbon or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal. [1] Each country's government has its own rules on what ribbons can be worn in what circumstances and in which ...
In addition to the individual medal, the Médaille militaire is also authorized as a unit award to those military commands who display the same criteria of bravery as would be required for the individual medal. The médaille is displayed on the flag of these units. It is one of the rarest unit awards in the French military. [2]
The French commemorative medal (French: "Médaille commémorative française") is a French decoration intended to recognize civilians and soldiers who took part in specific missions ordered by the French government carried out outside of French national territory after 1 March 1991. It was established by decree 95-1098 on 9 October 1995 on the ...
Distinguished service awards, in the form of a cross, star or medal on a ribbon; Campaign medals worn on a ribbon; Service medals worn on a ribbon; Awards for entire units, in the form of battle honours, campaign streamers, fourragères, or unit citations. In most NATO militaries, only the service ribbons are normally worn on everyday occasions ...