Order of Entrepreneurial Merit

Order of Entrepreneurial Merit
Ordem do Mérito Empresarial
Medal of Commercial Merit and badge of Industrial Merit
Awarded by Portuguese Republic
TypeOrder
Established1893
Awarded forHigh services rendered to commerce, industry and agriculture.
StatusCurrently constituted
Grand MasterPresident of the Portuguese Republic
ChancellorMaria Helena Nazaré
GradesGrand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Public Instruction


The Order of Entrepreneurial Merit (Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Empresarial) is the most junior of the Portuguese civil orders of merit, and is intended to distinguish those who have rendered, as an entrepreneur or worker, outstanding service in promoting appreciation or services in an economic sector. The Order has three categories: Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial; each of these correspond to specific related to the associated economic sectors, which is also reflected in the insignia of each category.


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