Ordre des Arts et Lettres
| Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | |
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Medals of the commandeur, officier and chevalier
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| 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 |
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 Chevalier Ribbon bars of the order |
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Commandeur
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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