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Military Order of Italy

Italian order of knighthood

Field	Value
name	Military Order of Italy
native_name	Ordine Militare d'Italia
native_name_lang	it
image	Med-placca-1.jpg
caption	Republican Breast star of a Military Knight Grand Cross
awarded_by	the Italian Republic
type	Order of chivalry
established
country	Italy
eligibility	Military personnel
criteria	Valour
status	Currently constituted
head_title	Grand Master
head	President of the Republic
head2_title	Chancellor
head2	Minister of Defence
grades	{{plainlist
post-nominals	OMI
website
higher	Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
lower	Order of Merit for Labour

Knight Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight | post-nominals = OMI

The Military Order of Italy () is the highest military order of the Italian Republic and the former Kingdom of Italy. It was founded as the Military Order of Savoy, a national order by the King of Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele I, Duke of Savoy in 1815. The order is awarded in five degrees for distinguished wartime conduct of units of the armed forces or individual personnel that has "proven expertise, a sense of responsibility and valour."

The order was continued on the unification of Italy in 1861 and was revived, under its new name, following the foundation of the Republic in 1946. It is bestowed by decree of the President of the Italian Republic, head of the order, on the recommendation of the Minister of Defence.

Grades

Recipients of the Ordine militare di Savoia were transferred retaining their existing accoutrements and seniority.

The insignia of a Military Knight of Italy

The various degrees of the order, which may be conferred posthumously, are as follows:

Monarchy	Republic	Class (English)	Full title in Italian
[[File:Cavaliere di gran croce OMS BAR.svg	80px]]	[[Image:Cavaliere di gran Croce BAR.svg	80px]]	1st Class / Knight Grand Cross	Cavaliere di Gran Croce dell'Ordine militare d'Italia
[[File:Grande ufficiale OMS BAR.svg	80px]]	[[File:Grande ufficiale BAR.svg	80px]]	2nd Class / Grand Officer	Grande Ufficiale dell'Ordine militare d'Italia
[[File:Commendatore OMS BAR.svg	80px]]	[[File:Commendatore BAR.svg	80px]]	3rd Class / Commander	Commendatore dell'Ordine militare d'Italia
[[File:Ufficiale OMS BAR.svg	80px]]	[[File:Ufficiale BAR.svg	80px]]	4th Class / Officer	Ufficiale dell'Ordine militare d'Italia
[[File:Cavaliere BAR.svg	80px]]	[[File:Cavaliere BAR.svg	80px]]	5th Class / Knight	Cavaliere dell'Ordine militare d'Italia

The lowest of these may also be awarded for peacetime actions.

Insignia

The badge is a golden matuna cross, enamelled in white, with a wreath of green-enamelled laurel and oak leaves between the arms of the cross. Officers and Knights wear this badge on a ribbon on the left chest. Commanders and Grand Officers wear it on a necklet.
- The obverse central disc during the monarchy was red enamel with a white enamel cross. The current version is in white enamel with the letters R.I. (for Repubblica Italiana). In both cases the disc is surrounded by a red enamel ring bearing the inscription Al Merito Militare.
- The reverse central disc is in red enamel with crossed swords. During the monarchy it had the letters V.E. (for Vittorio Emanuele) on the sides of the sword and the year 1855 above it. The current version has no cypher but has the additional year 1947, the date of the promulgation of the Italian constitution, below the swords.
- The badge for the three higher classes are suspended by a wreath of green-enamelled laurel and oak leaves; the Officer's badge is suspended by a golden trophy of arms instead and the Knight's badge has neither emblems.
The star is an eight-pointed faceted silver star with the badge (without suspension) at the centre. This is worn by Knights Grand Cross and Grand Officers only.
The ribbon is blue—red—blue in equal dimensions.
Knights Grand Cross wear a sash with the badge of the order suspended from it.

References

Founded by Letters Patent dated 14 August 1815, renewed by Royal Decree on 27 September 1855 and 28 March 1857
Under Legislative Decree of the Provisional Head of State No. 15 of 2 June 1947, renewed by Law No. 199 of 27 March 1952

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