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<p> An order of merit instituted on republican principles on May 10,1802, by [[Bonaparte]] when First [[Consul]] in recompense of civil and military services to the country; it originally consisted of four classes, but now comprehends five: grand crosses, grand officers, commanders, officers, and chevaliers, each, of military or naval men, with pensions on a descending scale and all for life; their badge, a white star of five rays, bearing on the obverse an image of the republic and on the reverse two tricolor flags. </p>

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<ref name="term_75974"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/legion+of+honour Legion Of Honour from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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