What is National Order of Merit (Gabon)?
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox order | title = National Order of Merit<br>''Ordre National du Mérite'' | image = | caption = | awarded_by = {{GAB}} |awarded_for = personal merit and service to the nation, both civil and military. | type = [[Order (decoration)|National order]] | motto = | eligibility = | for = | status = Active | head_title = [[Grand Master (order)|Grand Master]] | head = [[President of Gabon]] | grades = {{plainlist}}[[Grand Cross]]<br />[[Grand Officer]]<br />[[Commander (order)|Commander]]<br />[[Officer]]<br />[[Knight]]{{endplainlist}} | date = 1971 | first_induction = | last_induction = | total = | recipients = | individual = | higher = [[Order of the Equatorial Star]] | lower = | image2 = [[File:GAB National Order of Merit - Knight BAR.png|100px]] | caption2 = Ribbon of the order }} The '''National Order of Merit''' ({{lang-fr|Ordre National du Mérite}}) is a [[Order (distinction)|national order]] of [[Gabon]]. The Order was established in 1971 and contains five grades. It rewards civil and military services to both Gabonese and foreign nationals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://semon.fr/decorations_gabon.htm|title=DES DECORATIONS ETRANGERES|website=semon.fr|access-date=2021-10-25}}</ref> ==Grades== <center> {|align=center class=wikitable width=60% !colspan=5|Ribbons of the National Order of Merit |- |width=20% valign=center align=center|[[File:GAB National Order of Merit - Grand Cross BAR.png|106px]]<br />Grand Cross |width=20% valign=center align=center|[[File:GAB National Order of Merit - Grand Officer BAR.png|106px]]<br />Grand Officer |width=20% valign=center align=center|[[File:GAB National Order of Merit - Commander BAR.png|106px]]<br />Commander |width=20% valign=center align=center|[[File:GAB National Order of Merit - Officer BAR.png|106px]]<br />Officer |width=20% valign=center align=center|[[