Orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal

The Republic of Senegal awards the following orders, decorations and medals.

National Order of the Lion

The National Order of the Lion was founded on 22 October 1960. It has a green ribbon.^[1]

It has the following ranks:

• Grand Cross
• Grand Officer
• Commander
• Officer
• Knight.

Recipients include:

Grand Cross

• Juan Carlos I of Spain, 1978^[2]
• Albert II, Prince of Monaco, 2010

Grand Officer

• Aga Khan IV, 1982
• Salim Ahmed Salim, 2000

Commander

• Torild Skard, 1998
• Jacques Paul Klein, 2003

Knight

• Germaine Acogny, choreographer
• Aminata Sow Fall, writer, 2006
• Mbaye Diagne, 2005 (posthumously)^[3]

National Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was founded on 22 October 1960. Its ribbon is green with a narrow yellow central stripe.

It has the following ranks:

• Grand Cross
• Grand Officer
• Commander
• Officer
• Knight

Recipients include: Knight Grand Cross :

• Manuel Valls

Knight

• Aminata Sow Fall, writer, 2006

Officer

• Mohamed Mjid, President of the Royal Moroccan Federation of Tennis, 2009
• Jocelyne Berouard, Groupe antillais KASSAV', 1996
• Jacob Devarieux, Groupe antillais KASSAV', 1996

Order of August 20

The Order of August 20 was founded on 2 October 1960. Its ribbon is red with a central black stripe.

Order of Academic Palms

The Order of Academic Palms was founded on 23 December 1974. Its ribbon is purple with a yellow central stripe.

It has the following ranks:

• Commander
• Officer
• Knight

Order of Agricultural Merit

The Order of Agricultural Merit was founded on 7 August 1982. Its ribbon is blue with a maroon central stripe and green edges.

It has the following ranks:

• Commander
• Officer
• Knight

Military medals

• Cross of Military Valor

Instituted: 1 February 1968. Awarded: for acts of valour in peace or war. Ribbon: maroon with a yellow-edged black central stripe.

• Military Medal

Instituted: 28 April 1964. Awarded: for acts of valour or to NCOs for long and meritorious service. Ribbon: green with a yellow central stripe and narrow yellow edges.

• Wound Medal

Awarded: for sustaining wounds in combat. Ribbon: green with a narrow red central stripe.

Medals of Honour

• Medal of Honour of the Army

Instituted: 12 March 2007. Ribbon: red with blue edges.

• Medal of Honour of the Gendarmerie

Instituted: 1978. Ribbon: blue with a green, yellow and red central stripe.

• Medal of Honour of the Police

Instituted: 29 May 1972. Ribbon: yellow with a green central stripe and red edges.

• Medal of Honour of the Customs Service

Instituted: 13 January 1966. Ribbon: yellow with a red central stripe and green edges.

• Medal of Honour of Firefighters

Instituted: 31 December 1980.

• Medal of Honour of Primary Teachers

Women's Medal

Recipients include:

• Cheikh Tidiane Tall, artist and musician.

Other medals

• Medal of Labour (Instituted: 25 February 1966. Awarded: for long service in a maximum of 3 different jobs. Ranks: Great Gold Medal for 30 Years; Gold Medal for 25 Years; Silver-Gilt Medal for 20 Years; Silver Medal for 15 Years. Ribbon: wide horizontal stripes of green, yellow and red.)
• Medal for Good Truck Drivers

References

External links

• Medals of Senegal