Order o Leopold (Belgium)
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| Order o Leopold Ordre de Léopold Leopoldsorde | |
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| Order o Leopold (civil Grand Cordon breast star) | |
Awairdit bi  King of the Belgians
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| 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) |
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| 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) | |
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.