National Order of Honour and Merit

The National Order of Honour and Merit (French: Ordre National Honneur et Mérite) is the highest honour of merit awarded by the President of the Republic of Haiti. The Order was instituted on 28 May 1926 and is awarded in five grades to both Haitians and foreign nationals. The award is given to acknowledge distinction in not only the realms of diplomacy and politics but also the arts, charitable works and other fields of benefit or interest to Haiti.

National Order of Honour and Merit Ordre National Honneur et Mérite
Commander insignia of the Order
Awarded by  Haiti
Type	National order
Status	Currently constituted
Grades	Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight
Ribbon of the order

Award

The award is a white enamel Maltese cross with laterally-pierced ball suspension. The face has a circular central medallion bearing the arms of Haiti within a blue enamel ring inscribed with the words, ‘Medaille Honneur et Merite’. The reverse with a circular central medallion is inscribed with ‘République D'Haïti’ within a blue enamel ring inscribed in gilt letters ‘Liberte Egalite Fraternite’.

Grades

Ribbons of the Order for Honour and Merit
Grand Cross	Grand Officer	Commander	Officer	Knight

Recipients

• United States J. Hunter Guthrie^[1]

• Grand Crosses;
  • Republic of China Tsai Ing-wen^[2]
  • Spanish State Francisco Franco
  • Canada Mauril Bélanger^[3]
  • United States Kenneth H. Merten^[4]
  • United States Smedley Butler
  • United States Sean Penn
  • Argentina Eva Perón
• Commanders;
  • United States Ben Moreell^[5]
• Knights;
  • Haiti Issa El-Saieh (March 13, 1959)^[6]