| Order of Civic Merit Ordre de Mérite Civique ອິສະຮິຍາພອນພົນລະເມືອງດິແຫ່ງຊາດ | |
| Presenter: | Royal Lao Government in Exile |
| Type: | Order of Civic Merit |
| Eligibility: | Civil Officials and Military Officers |
| Awarded For: | Meritorious and courageous service to the State |
| Status: | Currently awarded |
| Description: | Badge: Obverse: in center, gold figure of the King of the Monkey Army (Hanuman) clutching sword, on red enamel background, surrounded by frieze of small ribbon like protuberances, and at top fixed Royal Lao Crown suspension; Reverse: plain, 34mm across |
| Established: | November 20, 1950 under Royal Ordinance No. 186 |
The Order of Civic Merit of the Kingdom of Laos (Lao: ອິສະຮິຍາພອນພົນລະເມືອງດິແຫ່ງຊາດ Itsariyaphon Phonlamuang Di Haeng Sat) was established on November 20, 1950 under Royal Ordinance No. 186[1] by H.M. Sisavang Phoulivong, The King of Laos. It is an Order of Civic Merit for civil officials and military officers. It was awarded for meritorious and courageous service to the State in three classes (1. Commander, 2. Officer, and 3. Knight).[2] Until 1975 the approval authority was the Prime Minister[3] of the Royal Lao Government. The current approval authority is H.E. Professor Maha Khamphoui Sisavatdy,[4] Prime Minister of the Royal Lao Government in Exile as an elected successor to the Office of the Prime Minister of the Royal Lao Government.
Design: gold badge (Obverse: in center, gold figure of the King of the Monkey Army (Hanuman) clutching sword, on red enamel background, surrounded by frieze of small ribbon like protuberances, and at top fixed Royal Lao Crown suspension; Reverse: plain), 34mm across, suspended from a cravat. Ribbon: 36mm; orange yellow 7mm, white 3mm, orange yellow 6½mm, white 3mm, orange yellow 6½mm, white 3mm orange yellow 7mm; Service bar – with rosette and silver wings.
Design: gold breast badge (Obverse: in center, gold figure of the King of the Monkey Army (Hanuman) clutching sword, on red enamel background, surrounded by frieze of small ribbon like protuberances, and at top fixed Royal Lao Crown suspension; Reverse: plain), 34mm across, with rosette on suspension ribbon. Ribbon: 36mm; orange yellow 7mm, white 3mm, orange yellow 6½mm, white 3mm, orange yellow 6½mm, white 3mm orange yellow 7mm; Service bar – with rosette.
Design: silver breast badge (Obverse: in center, silver figure of the King of the Monkey Army (Hanuman) clutching sword, on red enamel background, surrounded by frieze of small ribbon like protuberances, and at top fixed Royal Lao Crown suspension; Reverse: plain), 34mm across, with suspension ribbon. Ribbon: 36mm; orange yellow 7mm, white 3mm, orange yellow 6½mm, white 3mm, orange yellow 6½mm, white 3mm orange yellow 7mm; Service bar – without rosette.
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