Legion of Honour Legion of Honour The Legion of Honour (full name: National Order of the Legion of Honour; ) is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte and retained by all the divergent governments and regimes later holding power in France, up to the present. The order's motto is ' ("Honour and Fatherland"), and its seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the Seine in Paris. The order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: ' (Knight), ' (Officer), '
Honor of Nation Order Honor of Nation Order The Nation's Honor Order () is the highest decoration to be given in Albania, among the Civil awards and decorations of Albania, and was instituted by special law Nr.8113, of 28 March 1996, entitled "Per dekoratat ne Republiken e Shqiperise" , then amended by law Nr. 112/2013 "Per dekoratat, titujt e nderit, medaljet dhe titujt vendore te nderit ne republiken e Shqiperise" (). This award is granted to Albanian citizens or Foreign nationals, who by their acts and good name contribute to honoring the Albanian nation, inside and outside of the country. The proposal might come