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==Grades== |
==Grades== |
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*Knight ({{lang-es|Caballero}}) |
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*Officer ({{lang-es|Oficial}}) |
*Officer ({{lang-es|Oficial}}) |
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*Commander ({{lang-es|Comendador}}) |
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!colspan=5|Ribbon bars of the Order of May |
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|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:ARG Order of May - Knight BAR.png|106px|center]]<small> |
|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:ARG Order of May - Knight BAR.png|106px|center]]<small>Knight |
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|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:ARG Order of May - Officer BAR.png|106px|center]]<small>Officer |
|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:ARG Order of May - Officer BAR.png|106px|center]]<small>Officer |
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|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:ARG Order of May - Commander BAR.png|106px|center]]<small>Commander |
|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:ARG Order of May - Commander BAR.png|106px|center]]<small>Commander |
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|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:ARG Order of May - Grand Officer BAR.png|106px|center]]<small>Grand Officer |
|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:ARG Order of May - Grand Officer BAR.png|106px|center]]<small>Grand Officer |
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|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:ARG Order of May - Grand Cross BAR.png|106px|center]]<small>Grand Cross |
|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:ARG Order of May - Grand Cross BAR.png|106px|center]]<small>Grand Cross |
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|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:ARG Order of May - Grand Cross BAR.png|106px|center]]<small>Grand Cross with Collar |
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Revision as of 06:56, 19 April 2018
| Order of May | |
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| Type | Order |
| Eligibility | Foreigners[1] |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 17 December 1957[1] |
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| Next (higher) | Order of the Liberator General San Martín |
| Next (lower) | Cross of Heroic Valour in Combat |
The Order of May is one of the highest decorations in Argentina. The order is named after the May Revolution which led to the birth of the Republic of Argentina. It was founded as the Order of Merit, and revised to its current form on 17 December 1957.[1]
History
The Order of May was created as an Order of Merit by Decree No. 8506/46, 1946. In 1957, the rules of the order were modified and the Order of Merit was renamed the Order of May by Decree No. 16,629. The order was further divided into the categories Merit, Military Merit, Naval Merit and Aeronautical Merit.
In 1958 the regulation was further amended and the Necklace of Merit grade class was abolished.
Grades
The Grades are:
- Knight (Template:Lang-es)
- Officer (Template:Lang-es)
- Commander (Template:Lang-es)
- Grand Officer (Template:Lang-es)
- Grand Cross (Template:Lang-es)
- Collar (Template:Lang-es)
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "ODM of Argentina: Order of May". Medals.org.uk. 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
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