The National Order of Merit (Spanish: Orden Nacional al Mérito) is a civil order granted by the President of Ecuador. The Order, which is the second highest among the decorations of Ecuador [es], was established on October 8, 1921,[1] and promulgated in Registro Oficial [es] No. 337 on October 27, 1921. It was later modified by Decree No. 37 on June 28, 1937, and by Decree No. 3109 on September 26, 2002.[2]
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The National Order of Merit is presented by the President of the Republic at personal discretion or by the advice of the ministries. Applicants must have complied with the requirements of service or representation of the country in the civil, military, or police fields.[2][3]
It has six grades:
- Grand Collar
- Grand Cross
- Grand Officer
- Commander
- Officer
- Knight
- The ribbon for the collar grade is completely yellow.
- The ribbon for other grades is yellow with thin blue and red stripes, one on each edge.
Ecuadorians with the Grand Cross
Knight
- 1946 Captain Eliecer Bayas Hidrobo
- 1989 Ing. Aerospacial Walter Valarezo Campozano
- 2005 Ángel Napoleón Medina Fabre
- 2006 Pavilion of the City of Cuenca[13]
- 2006 Pierre Olivares[7]
- 2007 Carlos Clemente Aguado
- 2007 Carlos Enrique Mejía Carrillo
- 2010 William W. Phillips
- 2010 José Tonello[14]
- 2020 Sir David Attenborough[16]
"Decreto No. 1478" (PDF). Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish) (296). Government of Ecuador: 5. March 19, 2004. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
"Decreto No. 3109". Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish) (671). Government of Ecuador. September 26, 2002. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
Registro Oficial N°410». Registro oficial de Ecuador. 7 de enero de 2015.
"Funcion Ejecutiva" [Executive Function]. Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish) (402). Government of Ecuador. November 22, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
"Funcion Ejecutiva" [Executive Function]. Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish) (9). Government of Ecuador. January 26, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
"Funcion Ejecutiva" [Executive Function]. Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish) (404). Government of Ecuador. November 24, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
"Decreto No. 433". Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish) (249). Government of Ecuador. August 3, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2019.