Division of The Order
The order is divided in seven grades:
- Collar is awarded to the President of the Republic
- Grand Cross with Gold Breast Star is awarded to foreign heads of state and to former presidents and vice presidents
- Grand Cross with Silver Breast Star is awarded to members of legislatures and the supreme court, ministers of state, ambassadors and the metropolitan archbishop
- Grand Officer is awarded to service chiefs and high officials of government and church
- Commander is awarded to governors of provinces, directors general of instruction, directors of academies, deans of universities, authors and others of similar importance
- Officer is awarded to professors and heads of schools, officers of the rank of colonel and above and civilians of equal importance
- Knight is award to others
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