Ordre du Mérite Indochinois

The Ordre du Mérite indochinois (Indochinese Order of Merit) was a regional award of France awarded by the Governor-General of Indochina for the local population of French Indochina.

[1] Established April 30, 1900 by Governor-General of French Indochina Paul Doumer the order was to reward the local population of Indo-China for services to agriculture, commerce, industry and art.

The badge of the order is a ball tipped six-pointed star with concave sides.

In the center of the medallion is the inscription in Annamese ideographic writing "It is worthy to develop knowledge" (彰美, written from right-to-left).

On the rim is the inscription INDOCHINE FRANCAISE (French Indochina).