Historical orders of France

This list gives an overview of the French medals and decorations.

Kingdom

• Order of the Star ( 1022)
• Order of the broom Flower (1234)
• Ermine Order ( 1381 )
• Order of the Porcupine ( 1394)
• Order of the Golden Bondage (1415 )
• Order of Knights of the ears of corn (1450 )
• Order of St. Michael ( 1469 )
• Order of the ladies of the knitting ( 1498)
• Order of the Holy Ghost ( 1578)
• Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel ( 1607)
• Order of the Holy grave ( 1693)
• St. Louis Medal ( 1693)
• Military Order of Merit (1759 )
• Legion of Honour (1802 )
• Order of St. Hubertus (1815 )
• July Cross ( 1830)
• July Medal ( 1830)

Empire

• Legion of Honour (1802 )
• Ordre des Palmes Académiques (1808 )
• Order of three golden fleeces (1809 )
• Ordre de la Reunion ( 1811)
• Cross of Rouen for the royal volunteers (1814 )
• Award of Bayonne for the National Guard (1815 )
• Honour for the siege of Lyon ( 1815)
• Decorations for the royal volunteers (1815 )
• Order of loyalty (France) 1815
• Helena Medal ( 1857)
• Commemorative medal of the campaign in Italy ( 1859)
• Commemorative medal to the Chinese expedition (1860 )
• Commemorative medal to the Mexican Expedition (1863 )

Republic

• Ordre des Palmes Académiques (1808 )
• Military Commemorative Medal (1852 )
• Military Medal ( 1852)
• Mérite agricole (1883 )
• Order of the Black Star (1894 )
• Royal Order of Cambodia ( 1896)
• Order of the Dragon of Annam (1896 )
• Order of the Star of Anjouan (1896 )
• Order Nichan el- Anouar (1896 )
• Croix de Guerre (1915 )
• War Cross T.O.E. ( 1921)
• Seeverdienstorden (1930)
• Croix du Combattant (1930 )
• Croix du Combattant Volontaire (1935 )
• Medal for social services (1936 )
• Order for Services to the Health Care ( 1938)
• Order for Services to the Trade ( 1939)
• Ordre de la Libération (1940 )
• Médaille de la Résistance (1943 )
• Médaille de l' Aéronautique (1945 )
• Medal for services to the craft (1948 )
• Medal for services to tourism (1949 )
• Order for Services to the postal service (1953 )
• Order of Merit for Front Fighters (1953 )
• Medal for services to the economy (1954 )
• Croix du Combattant Volontaire de la Résistance (1954 )
• Medal for services to the sports sector (1956 )
• Croix de la Valeur Militaire (1956 )
• Order for Services to the Employment Sector (1957 )
• Order for military merits (1957 )
• Order of Civil Merit (1957 )
• Order of Arts and Letters (1957 )
• Sahara Order of Merit (1958 )
• National Order of Merit (1963 )

Vichy regime

• Francisque (1941 )
• Croix du combattant de la guerre 1939-1940 (1941 )
• Saharan Africa's Medal of Merit (1941 )
• War Cross of L.V.F. (1942 )
• Work of Merit (1942 )