Gabon

[Megan]

Order of Friendship

Instituted sometime in the 1960s, and discontinued in 1971 being replaced by the National Order of Merit. It was awarded in one class.

Obverse:

The reverse is plain.

Pity it did not survive - beautiful symbolism!

[Megan]

Order of Agricultural Merit

A 3 Class order - Commander, Officer & Knight.

Here is the Knight, Obverse:

Edited September 21, 2009 by Megan

[Megan]

Knight, Reverse:

[Megan]

Medal of Gratitude for the Armed Forces

Obverse:

[Megan]

Medal of Gratitude of Gabon

This is awarded to mothers for raising 6 (Silver Medal) or 3 (Bronze Medal) to the age of 15. Children who do not survive to that age, for any reason, do not count.

Bronze Medal, obverse:

[NPGilbert]

Hi Megan

As always splendid images. Thank you for sharing.

Regards

Norman :D

[Megan]

Police Medal of Honour

This is the 2nd type, used from 1971.

Obverse:

[Megan]

Reverse:

[Megan]

Here's the first type of the Police Medal of Honour, awarded from its institution sometime in the 1960s until 1971.

Obverse:

[Megan]

Reverse:

[ilja559]

Postal Merit Medal. What ribbon ???

[heusy68]

Hello Ilja,

This is Postal Merit Medal of Gabon with its ribbon.

I do not know if it's a multi class (3 Classes ?) medal, or a single class medal.

Where did you get that photo ?

     Emmanuel

[ilja559]

Hello Emmanuel.

I bought this medal recently on ebay.

Thank you for ribbons image.

Ilja

[ilja559]

Bibaye Itandas

Celestin Embinga

[ilja559]

General Brice Oligui Nguema

[OCSredleg]

Order of National Education 

[OCSredleg]

Order of Labor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 2 by OCSredleg

[OCSredleg]

Order de la Liberation de 30 août 2023

 

The former Gabonese commander of the Republican Guard, Brice Oligui Nguema, in true praetorian fashion, became president of the Republic after a soft coup d'etat on 30 August 2023. A year later he awarded himself the Order of Liberation of 30 August 2023. It is awarded in two grades and one distinction.

Grades:

Knight and Commander

 

Distinction:

Grand Cross

 

The President as grand master of the order wears the collar.

 

see:

https://youtu.be/50hds8-KdoU?si=M4Du0Wy95j29ffI-

Edited December 13 by OCSredleg

[OCSredleg]

Police medal of courage and devotion 

National Gendarmes Medal of Merit 

[OCSredleg]

Order of National Merit; Grand Officer 

[Megan]

I've spent a happy afternoon reviewing the new order, and this is what I have managed to piece together...

 

It is called the National Order of Liberation (l'Ordre national de la Libération) and was instituted on 31 July 2024 by Decree No. 294 / PT-PR / GCONA dated July 31, 2024, with the aim to reward individuals or military and civilian communities who distinguished themselves in the action of the coup to liberate Gabon on 30 August 2023 and in the conduct of the transition in three classes (Grand Cross, Commander, and Knight). Holders of all classes are termed Companions of the Liberation. The collar is the insignia of the Grand Master of the Order. 

 

The collar is gold. The suspension link bears the arms of the Gabonese Republic in coloured enamels. This is flanked by links composed of the initials RG in ornate gold letters which alternate with links carrying the arms of the nine regions of the country.

The badge of the order is a nine-pointed gold star. A central gold disk depicts a soldier wielding a torch and a citizen wrapped in the flag of Gabon in coloured enamels surrounded by a broken chain, with a green wreath behind the arms of the star.

The Grand Cross star is gold, consisting of the badge of the order mounted on a gold rayed disk, and it is worn on the left side. It seems that the Gabonse wear stars very low down, just above the belt.

The sash is green with a yellow central stripe and blue edges, worn over the right shoulder. Oddly, even when collars are not being worn, it appears that the Gabonese don't wear badges on the sash... but this is not certain.

Thank you, OCS Redleg, for bringing this to my attention.

 

[Megan]

And now I have found another Gabonese order, the Military Order of the Black Panther... but I'll write about that tomorrow because it is time to cook my dearly beloved's dinner!

 

 

[Megan]

Does life revolve around food? Just put lunch on. So, the Military Order of the Black Panther (Ordre militaire de la Panthère noire) was instituted in 2010. It has the standard five classes and is said to take the second place in Gabon's order of precedence... I think this means, after the Order of the Equatorial Star.

 

Here is the Grand Cross badge:

And the Knight (with ribbon):