Order of the Sahara Merit (France)

Order of the Sahara Merit
Order of the Sahara Merit
	Ordre du Mérite saharien
A country	France
Type of	order
Status	abolished
Statistics
Established	April 4, 1958
Senior award
Junior Award

The Order of Sahara Merit (also the Order of Merit in the Sahara ; French Ordre du Mérite saharien ) is the departmental award of France , administered by the Ministry of Sahara . It was established by decree of April 4, 1958 and abolished as a result of order reform on December 3, 1963 .

Content

History

The Order of the Sahara Merit was established on April 4, 1958 and was intended to reward French and foreign citizens who distinguished themselves by their merit in improving their social and humanitarian status, in scientific studies, in raising the economy and in the administrative sphere in the French Sahara region of Africa , as well as for actions to raising the prestige of France in this region ^[1] .

The order was administered by the Minister for Sahara Affairs and was governed by the Order Council. Initially, the Order Council consisted of 15 members (7 - ex officio and 8 - appointed for 4 years): ^[1]

Minister for Sahara Affairs (Chairman of the Council),
general delegate of the Organization of Communities of the Sahara Regions ( fr. l'Organization commune des régions sahariennes ),
Assistant General Delegate of the Organization of Communities of the Sahara Regions,
President of the High Commission of the Organization of Communities of the Sahara Regions,
Director of the Department of Administrative and Social Affairs,
General Official - Assistant to the General Delegate of the Organization of Communities of Sahara Regions,
Director of the Cabinet of the Minister for Sahara Affairs,
Member of the Council of the Order of the Legion of Honor (appointed by the Minister on the proposal of the Grand Chancellor of the Order of the Legion of Honor),
seven figures with authority and competence in the affairs of the Sahara regions (appointed by the Minister).

In July 1959, changes occurred in the composition of the Council: the president of the High Commission was replaced by a representative of the economic and social commission of the Organization of Communities of the Sahara Regions, and the assistant to the general delegate was replaced by the inter-army commander in chief in the Sahara ^[2] . In November 1960, the Assistant General Delegate of the Organization of Communities of Sahara Regions was removed from the Council ^[3] , and in October 1961 two new members were introduced to the Council: Secretary of State for Sahara Affairs, Overseas Departments and Overseas Territories and Director of the Secretary of State's Office ^[4] .

The Sahara Merit Order was abolished by a decree of December 3, 1963, which established the National Order of Merit , replacing numerous departmental orders of merit. Awarded the Order of Sahara Merit retained the right to bear the signs of the order and enjoy the benefits and after its abolition ^[5] .

Order Degrees

The Order of Sahara Merit consisted of three degrees ^[1] :

Commander ( French Commandeur ) - a sign on a ribbon worn on the neck ^[6] ; highest degree of the order;

Officer ( fr. Officier ) - a badge on a ribbon with a rosette worn on the left side of the chest ^[6] ;

Cavalier ( Fr. Chevalier ) - a sign on the tape, worn on the left side of the chest ^[6] .

Award Terms

A candidate for cavaliers of the order could not be a person limited in civil rights. Awarding of the order was carried out gradually, starting with the cavalier degree. Awarding the officer’s degree of the order could be made no earlier than 5 years after receiving the cavalry degree, and the commander’s degree no earlier than 3 years after receiving the officer’s degree. Officers and commanders of the Legion of Honor could be presented immediately to similar degrees of the Sahara Merit Order, bypassing the younger ones and without taking into account the inter-award period. Members of the Council of the Order of Sahara Merit became commanders of the order of law ^[1] .

Awarding of the order was made twice a year - January 1 and July 14 . In exceptional cases, awards could be made on another day ^[1] .

A limit was established on the number of annual awards: not more than 4 to the degree of commander, not more than 30 to the degree of officer and not more than 140 (from January 1, 1961 - 110 ^[7] ) to the degree of cavalier. As an exception, on the occasion of the establishment of the order, it was allowed to make the first award (2 commanders, 10 officers and 40 cavaliers), without taking into account restrictions ^[1] .

Foreigners residing in France could be awarded the order under the same conditions as French citizens. Foreigners living abroad, as well as members of the governments of the countries of the French Community ^[2] , could be awarded the order without taking into account the gradual and inter-award period. These awards were not taken into account in the annual award quota of submissions ^[1] .

For misconduct, those awarded could be deprived of the order, as announced by government decree ^[1] .

Signs of the Order

The badge of the order is made in the form of an Agadez cross ^[Kom. ^1] and is a diamond-shaped star with concave sides. The upper ray of the star goes into a flat ring, and the other three rays are crowned with conical tips. The surface of the sign is decorated with an ornament of circles and notches. On the front side of the ring is the inscription “RÉPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE”. On the back of the sign in the center there is an inscription in two lines: “MÉRITE SAHARIEN”. The commander’s badge is slightly different in the ornamental decoration from the badges of the gentleman and officer.

The sizes of the badges of cavaliers and officers - 50 × 63 mm, commanders - 70 × 88 mm. Signs of cavaliers - silver, officers and commanders - gilded ^[1] .

The ribbon of the order is yellow (sand color), 36 mm wide, with blue ( indigo ) stripes, 1 mm wide, two from each edge (1 mm from the edge and 2 mm between each other). To the officer’s tape is attached a socket from the same tape ^[1] .

For everyday wear on civilian clothes, sockets from the ribbon of the order are provided, and for wearing on their uniforms - order straps ^[6] .

The appearance of the signs of the order was developed by the medalist Raymond Corbin ( FR. Raymond Corbin ) ^[1] .

Notes

Comments

↑ Agadez cross - one of the mascot symbols of the Tuareg tribe, from ancient times inhabiting the Sahara. Named by the city of Agadez .

Sources

↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ Décret n ° 58-397 du 4 avril 1958 portant création de l'ordre du Mérite saharien (fr.) // Journal officiel de la République française du 17 avril 1958. - P 3648-3649. - ISSN 03730425 .
↑ ¹ ² Décret n ° 59-831 du 9 juillet 1959 complétant et modifiant le décret n ° 58-397 du 4 avril 1958 portant création de l'ordre du Mérite saharien (fr.) // Journal officiel de la République française du 12 juillet 1959.- P. 6946-6947. - ISSN 03730425 .
↑ Décret n ° 60-1233 du 21 novembre 1960 modifiant le décret n ° 58-397 du 4 avril 1958 portant création de l'ordre du Mérite saharien (fr.) // Journal officiel de la République française du 24 novembre 1960. - P. 10491. - ISSN 03730425 .
↑ Décret n ° 61-1148 du 18 octobre 1961 complétant le décret n ° 58-397 du 4 avril 1958 portant création de l'ordre du Mérite saharien (fr.) // Journal officiel de la République française du 24 octobre 1961. - P. 9635. - ISSN 03730425 .
↑ Décret n ° 63-1196 du 3 décembre 1963 portant création d'un Ordre national du Mérite (Fr.) // Journal officiel de la République française du 3 décembre 1963. - P. 10834-10837. - ISSN 03730425 .
↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Décret du 6 novembre 1920 réglementant le port des décorations (French) // Journal officiel de la République française du 11 novembre 1920. - P. 18026-18027. - ISSN 03730425 .
↑ Décret n ° 60-1519 du 30 décembre 1960 modifiant le décret n ° 58-397 du 4 avril 1958 portant création de l'ordre du Mérite saharien (fr.) // Journal officiel de la République française du 6 janvier 1961. - P. 228. - ISSN 03730425 .

Literature

André Souyris-Rolland. Guide des ordres civils français et étrangers, des médailles d'honneur, des médailles de sociétés. - Paris: Préal - Supcam, 1979.- 148 p.
Jacques Demougin. Les décorations françaises. - Paris: Trésor du patrimoine, 2003 .-- 95 p. - ISBN 2-911468-99-6 .

Links

Marc Champenois. Ordre du Mérite saharien : [ arch. 10/25/2014 ]: [ fr. ] . - Ordres et Decorations de France. - Date of appeal: 10.25.2014.

[8] Agadez cross - one of the mascot symbols of the Tuareg tribe, from ancient times inhabiting the Sahara. Named by the city of Agadez .

[decret-1958-1] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ Décret n ° 58-397 du 4 avril 1958 portant création de l'ordre du Mérite saharien (fr.) // Journal officiel de la République française du 17 avril 1958. - P 3648-3649. - ISSN 03730425 .

[decret-1959-2] ¹ ² Décret n ° 59-831 du 9 juillet 1959 complétant et modifiant le décret n ° 58-397 du 4 avril 1958 portant création de l'ordre du Mérite saharien (fr.) // Journal officiel de la République française du 12 juillet 1959.- P. 6946-6947. - ISSN 03730425 .

[3] Décret n ° 60-1233 du 21 novembre 1960 modifiant le décret n ° 58-397 du 4 avril 1958 portant création de l'ordre du Mérite saharien (fr.) // Journal officiel de la République française du 24 novembre 1960. - P. 10491. - ISSN 03730425 .

[4] Décret n ° 61-1148 du 18 octobre 1961 complétant le décret n ° 58-397 du 4 avril 1958 portant création de l'ordre du Mérite saharien (fr.) // Journal officiel de la République française du 24 octobre 1961. - P. 9635. - ISSN 03730425 .

[5] Décret n ° 63-1196 du 3 décembre 1963 portant création d'un Ordre national du Mérite (Fr.) // Journal officiel de la République française du 3 décembre 1963. - P. 10834-10837. - ISSN 03730425 .

[decret-1920-6] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Décret du 6 novembre 1920 réglementant le port des décorations (French) // Journal officiel de la République française du 11 novembre 1920. - P. 18026-18027. - ISSN 03730425 .

[7] Décret n ° 60-1519 du 30 décembre 1960 modifiant le décret n ° 58-397 du 4 avril 1958 portant création de l'ordre du Mérite saharien (fr.) // Journal officiel de la République française du 6 janvier 1961. - P. 228. - ISSN 03730425 .