Order o Leopold (Belgium)

Order o Leopold Ordre de Léopold Leopoldsorde
Order o Leopold (civil Grand Cordon breast star)
Awairdit bi King of the Belgians
Teep	Order of Merit with five degrees
Motto	L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE - EENDRACHT MAAKT MACHT EINIGKEIT MACHT STARK (Union makes strength) (Unity Makes Strength)
Day	Awarded on 8 Aprile (Birthday of Keeng Albert I) and 15 November (Keeng's Feast), and for obliging cases on 21 July (Belgian national holiday).
Eligibility	Belgian an foreign citizens
Awairdit for	meritorious service tae the Belgian state or society
Status	Active
Grand Master	His Majesty Keeng Philippe
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	Grand Cordon Grand Officer (since 1838) Commander Officer Knight (OL)
Stateestics
Established	11 Julie 1832
First induction	French Sapper Valentin Ausseil
Precedence
Next (heicher)	None (highest)
Next (lawer)	Order o the African Star
Ribbon (knicht)

Leopold I, first Keeng o the Belgians, Founder an First Grand Master of the Order.

The Order o Leopold (Dutch: Leopoldsorde, French: Ordre de Léopold, German: Leopoldsorden) is ane o the three current Belgian national honorar orders o knighthood. It is the auldest an heichest order o Belgium an is named in honour o its foonder; King Leopold I. It consists o a militar, a maritime an a civil division. The maritime division is anly awardit tae personnel o the merchant navy, an the militar division tae militar personnel. The decoration wis established on 11 Julie 1832 an is awardit bi Ryal order.