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Ordre des Arts et Lettres

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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Medals of the commandeur, officier and chevalier
Awarded by French Minister of Culture
Type Order of Merit with 3 degrees:
Commandeur (commander)
Officier (officer)
Chevalier (knight)
Awarded for "Significant contribution to the enrichment of the French cultural inheritance."
Status Active
Statistics
Established 2 May 1957
Precedence
Next (higher) Ordre du Mérite Maritime
Next (lower) Médaille des Évadés

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Commandeur ribbon.svg
Commandeur
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Officier ribbon.svg
Officier

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevalier ribbon.svg
Chevalier
Ribbon bars of the order

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Commandeur ribbon.svg
Commandeur
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Officier ribbon.svg
Officier

The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) is an Order of France, established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture, and its supplementary status to the Ordre national du Mérite was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields.

Its origin is attributed to the Order of Saint-Michel (established 1 August 1469) as acknowledged by French government sources.

French government guidelines stipulate that citizens of France must be at least thirty years old, respect French civil law, and must have, "significantly contributed to the enrichment of the French cultural inheritance" to be considered for award.


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