Ivory Coast

[Megan]

Order of Sport Merit

Instituted: 3 September 1968 in 3 grades (Commander, Officer & Knight).

Commander, Obverse:

[Megan]

Commander, Reverse:

[Megan]

Knight, Obverse:

[Megan]

Knight, Reverse:

[Megan]

Order of Cultural Merit

Awarded in 3 classes - Commander, Officer & Knight - but I have no dates or terms of award.

Here's the Officer:

[Megan]

Order of Merit of National Education

Instituted: 16 January 1962.

Awarded: For distinguished service to the Ministry of Education or significant services in the field of education.

Grades: 3 (Commander, Officer and Knight).

Officer:

[Megan]

Knight, Obverse:

[Megan]

And the Reverse:

[Megan]

Order of Agricultural Merit

Instituted: 16 April 1964.

Awarded: For distinguished contributions to agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry.

Grades: 3 (Commander, Officer and Knight).

Here is the Commander: -

[Megan]

Medal of Honour for Customs

Don't know much about this, except it comes in 3 classes.

Here's the 3rd Class:

[Megan]

Medal of Honor for Police

This is awarded in 2 classes, and this is the 2nd Class:

[Megan]

Medal of Honor for the Armed Forces

This is quite a recent addition, and awarded in a single class.

[922F]

Thank you Megan for these illustrations!

[JPL]

Medal of Honor for the Armed Forces

This is quite a recent addition, and awarded in a single class.

Hi Megan,

Great stuff as usual. Particularly love the fact that some of the medals are suspended from an elephant's trunk. Very unique.

Jean-Paul

[ilja559]

Photo with Order of Meritime merit.

[Ulsterman]

I must say that I quite admire the elephant hangers.

[peter monahan]

_{They are a nice touch, aren't they?}

[ilja559]

l'Ordre du Mérite de la Solidarité

[ilja559]

l'Ordre de l'Arc en Ciel

[ilja559]

Médaille d'Honneur du Travail

[peter monahan]

Ilja

Thank you for sharing these. Do you have any information on the 'l'Ordre de l'Arc en Ciel' [Rainbow Order] ansd what it ia awarded for? It's very colourful!

[taras]

It looks like some political or party award.

[ilja559]

Union pour la Democratie et ta Paix en Côte d’Ivoire.

http://udpci-france-europe.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/UDPCI/121144731240190

[Paul R]

There are some colorful awards there. I really like the Elephant order. Thanks for sharing these awards.

[peter monahan]

Taras - it seems as if you're right - a political organization or party by the look of it.