National Order of the Cedar

Medal of the National Order of the Cedar
Officer Medal of the National Order of the Cedar
Awarded by Lebanon
Type	State order with five grades
Awarded for	Great services rendered to Lebanon, for acts of courage and devotion of great moral value, as for years in public service
Status	Active
Statistics
Established	31 December 1936
Precedence
Next (higher)	Lebanese Order of Merit
Next (lower)	Navy Medal

The National Order of the Cedar (Arabic: وسام الأرز الوطني‎‎ Wisām al-Arz al-Waṭaniy French: Ordre National du Cèdre) is a civil and military State Order of Lebanon. Established 31 December 1936, the order is the highest honour of Lebanon, and is presented five grades.

The Order was created on the 31 December 1936, but is regulated by the Lebanese Code of Decorations as set out in Decree-Law 122 of 12 June 1959. It is awarded, usually by the President of the Republic of Lebanon, for “great services rendered to Lebanon, for acts of courage and devotion of great moral value, as for years in public service”.

The Medal itself consists of a five-pointed white enamel gilt-edged Maltese cross with stylised green and brown enamel cedars of Lebanon between the arms on a green enamel laurel wreath suspension; the face with a central red enamel medallion inscribed in Arabic ‘Lubnan’ (Lebanon) within an inscribed gilt ring; the reverse with a circular central gilt medallion bearing the red and white enamel national flag of the Republic of Lebanon within an inscribed gilt ring. It has a diameter of 20mm (¾ inch).