National_Order_of_the_Ivory_Coast
The National Order of the Ivory Coast (sometimes simply mentioned as National Order) is the highest state order of knighthood of the Ivory Coast.
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| National Order of the Ivory Coast Ordre National de la Côte d'Ivoire | |
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 Grand Officer's badge | |
Awarded by  Ivory Coast | |
| Type | State Order |
| Established | 10 April 1961 |
| Awarded for | Meritorious service to the state. |
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| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | Order of Ivory Merit |
 Ribbon bar of the order | |
The Order was founded on 10 April 1961 to celebrate the independence of the Ivory Coast which was until 1960 a French colony. As the highest state honour, it is awarded to those who have highly distinguished themselves to the service to the state.[1] The collar Collar is awarded solely to foreign heads of state.
The medal of the order is constituted of a white-enamelled cross of Malta, bordered in red, surrounded by a green crown of laurel. At the centre of the cross in a gold medallion showing a frontal elephant surrounded by a crown of laurel, the whole surrounded by a green-enamelled ring with golden inscription "REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE" ("Republic of Ivory Coast").
The plaque shows the same design as the medal but the cross is put upon a silver radiating star.
The ribbon of the order is dark orange.
The Order is subdivided in five ordinary grades, plus a special class of the Collar:
- Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine
- Marie-Thérèse Bocoum[2]
- Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- André Chouraqui
- Jacques Diouf
- Sadio Gassama
- Édouard Guillaud
- Gaylord Harnwell
- Jean Herly
- Festus Mogae
- Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)
- Samuel L. Myers Sr.
- Ahmadou Lamine Ndiaye
- Jacqueline Oble
- Benoît Puga
- Bernard Rogel
- Fadika Sarra Sako
- Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
- Nouréini Tidjani-Serpos
- Arthur Young (police officer)
- Joseph Boayue, former Liberian Secretary of Public Works
- Grand Crosses
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- "Le président Tayyip Erdogan, Grand-croix de l'Ordre national ivoirien - Abidjan.net News". news.abidjan.net (in French). AIP. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- World Medals Index, Ivory Coast: National Order