Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic is the most senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi.
Comparison of the pre-2001 (at left) and the post-2001 (at right) badges of the Order
All grades of the Order (pre-2001)
Five grades of the Order
The pre-2001 grades of the Order
Luigi Numa Lorenzo Einaudi was an Italian politician and economist. He served as the president of Italy from 1948 to 1955 and one of the founding fathers of the Italian Republic.
Official portrait, 1948
Luigi Einaudi with his son Giulio in 1951