Legion of Honour which went to foreigners. The large number of decorations resulted from the new posthumous awards authorised in 1918. Traditionally, membership in the could not be awarded posthumously. The establishment of the Fourth Republic in 1946 brought about the latest change in the design of the Legion of Honour. The date "1870" on the obverse was replaced by a single star. The Legion of Honour is a national order of France, meaning a public incorporated body. The Legion is regulated by a civil law code, the "Code of the Legion of Honour and of the Military Medal". While the President of
Legion of Merit (Rhodesia) servants. There were only 5 GCLMs: No GCLMs were ever awarded in the Military Division. There were 28 GLMs (Civil Division): There were 32 CLMs (Civil Division) and 4 CLMs (Military Division). There were 126 OLMs (Civil Division). There were 35 OLMs (Military Division) and 10 OLMs (Military Division) (Combatant). There were 300 MLMs (Civil Division), 55 MLMs (Military Division) and 10 MLMs (Military Division) (Combatant). Legion of Merit (Rhodesia) The Legion of Merit was a Rhodesian order of merit awarded to both civilian and military recipients for service to Rhodesia. The award was instituted in 1970 by Presidential Warrant,