National Order of the Ivory Coast

National Order of the Ivory Coast
*Ordre National de la Côte d'Ivoire*
National Order of the Ivory Coast; Ordre National de la Côte d'Ivoire;
	Grand Officer's badge
Awarded by Ivory Coast
Type	State Order
Established	10 April 1961
Awarded for	Meritorious service to the state.
Classes	Collar; Grand Cross; Grand Officer; Commander; Officer; Knight;
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Next (lower)	Order of Ivory Merit
	; Ribbon bar of the order; ;

The National Order of the Ivory Coast (sometimes simply mentioned as National Order) is the highest state order of knighthood of the Ivory Coast.

History

The Order was founded on 10 April 1961 to celebrate the independence of the Ivory Coast which was until 1960 a French colony. As the highest state honour, it is awarded to those who have highly distinguished themselves to the service to the state.^[1] The collar Collar is awarded solely to foreign heads of state.

Insignia

The medal of the order is constituted of a white-enamelled cross of Malta, bordered in red, surrounded by a green crown of laurel. At the centre of the cross in a gold medallion showing a frontal elephant surrounded by a crown of laurel, the whole surrounded by a green-enamelled ring with golden inscription "REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE" ("Republic of Ivory Coast").

The plaque shows the same design as the medal but the cross is put upon a silver radiating star.

The ribbon of the order is dark orange.

Grades

The Order is subdivided in five ordinary grades, plus a special class of the Collar:

Collar
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight

Recipients

References

^ Salhi, Kamal, ed. (2000). Francophone Studies: Discourse and Identity. Exeter, UK: Elm Bank Publications. p. 54. ISBN 1902454057.
^ Dion, Olivier (17 January 2014). "Grande Chancellerie / Ordre national et Ordre du mérite ivoirien: Adama Bictogo et 86 personnalités distingués, dont un à titre posthume - Abidjan.net News". news.abidjan.net (in French). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ "Le président Tayyip Erdogan, Grand-croix de l'Ordre national ivoirien - Abidjan.net News". news.abidjan.net (in French). AIP. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

External links

World Medals Index, Ivory Coast: National Order

[1] Salhi, Kamal, ed. (2000). Francophone Studies: Discourse and Identity. Exeter, UK: Elm Bank Publications. p. 54. ISBN 1902454057.

[Boucom-2] Dion, Olivier (17 January 2014). "Grande Chancellerie / Ordre national et Ordre du mérite ivoirien: Adama Bictogo et 86 personnalités distingués, dont un à titre posthume - Abidjan.net News". news.abidjan.net (in French). Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[3] "Le président Tayyip Erdogan, Grand-croix de l'Ordre national ivoirien - Abidjan.net News". news.abidjan.net (in French). AIP. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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