Order of Mono

The Order of Mono is the highest Togolese order of chivalry, established on September 2, 1961 by President Sylvanus Olympio.^[1] The order is named after the major river passing through the country: the Mono River.^[2] The Order of Mono consists of five grades, awarded to both Togolese civilians and military personnel, as well as to foreign nationals.

Nicolas Grunitzky decorating Zalman Shazar 1964

Order of Mono
Commander set of the Order of Mono
Awarded by  Togo
Type	Order of Merit
Motto	Travail Liberte Patrie
Eligibility	Military and civilian Togolese and foreigners
Awarded for	Service to the nation of Togo, over a period of at least 15 years
Grandmaster	President of the Togolese Republic
Grades	Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight
Ribbon bar of the order

Grades

The five grades of the Order of Mono are Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer and Knight, and only a limited number of Togolese citizens can be appointed to, and hold, each grade at any one time. The grade of Knight is limited to 1000 Togolese, 500 for Officer, 100 for Commander, 50 for Grand Officer and 10 for Grand Cross. Honorary awards, given to foreign nationals, do not count towards these limits.^[3]

Ribbons of the Order of Mono
Grand Cross	Grand Officer	Commander	Officer	Knight

Notable recipients

• Lamine Diack^[4]
• Levi Eshkol
• Sandra Ablamba Johnson
• Kim Il Sung^[5]
• Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
• Salim Ahmed Salim^[6]
• Haile Selassie
• Zalman Shazar
• Joseph Broz Tito

See also

• Togo
• Togolese Armed Forces
• List of heads of state of Togo
• List of heads of government of Togo