Which medals reward the professional merit of public officials?

Verified 07 October 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Most public officials do not have access to the medal of honor for work. There is only one exception: contract workers from the Department of Labor.

The professional merit of public officials is recognized by other medals specific to their profession or field of activity.

Tableau - Examples of medals that may be awarded to a public official for professional merit

Occupations

Medal

SNCF Agent

Railway Medal of Honor

Police Officer

National Police Medal of Honor

Municipal employee

Regional, departmental or communal medal of honor

Factor

Medal of Honor for Posts and Telecommunications

Prison supervisor

Prison Medal of Honor

Clerk

Medal of Honor for Judicial Services

Teacher

Academic Palms

Firefighter

Firefighters' Medal

Facilitator, sports educator

Youth and Sports Medal

Counselor of Social and Family Economics

Medal of Honor for Health and Social Affairs

Civil Aviation

Aeronautics and Air Transport Medal of Honor

Defense civilian personnel

Medal of Honor for Civilian Personnel Reporting to the Ministry of Defense

Staff of the territorial administration of the State

State territorial administration medal

Personnel of the Ministry of the Interior and any other voluntary or voluntary personnel working in the field of internal security

Homeland Security Medal

The information provided in the table above is not exhaustive. Only the most frequently awarded medals appear.

FYI  

The award of the Medal of Honor for Health and Social Affairs is currently suspended. However, persons who justify services with eminent or distinguished merit may be offered to a national order (Legion of Honor or national order of merit).

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