Maurician medal
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The Maurician medal is an honorary degree granted to a soldier, after 50 years of service in the Italian army (the commanding years are added afterward). This medal was established by Carlo Alberto di Savoia, on the 19th of July 1839 on decree of the Regie Magistrali Patenti, with the name of "Maurician Medal to the Military Merit of Ten Lustrum
s".
It became official with royal decree of the 21st December 1924. The "Maurician Medal to the Military Merit of Ten Lustrum
s" would then be replaced, by the law n. 203 of the 7th May 1954 (modified by the law n. 1327 of the 8th November 1956), with the "Maurician Medal to the merit of ten lustrum
s of military career".
The people who can receive this medal are the officer
s and Non-commissioned officer
s belonging to the Carabinieri
armed forces, the Italian Navy
, the Italian Army
, the Italian Air Force
, the custom officers
of Italy, and the Italian Police
forces. To the general-officers is given a medal with a diameter of 52 mm while to the superior-officers and under-officers is given a medal with a diameter of 32 mm.
In any other case, this medal is granted on decree of the President of the Italian Republic
, on suggestion of the Minister of Defense, to any component of the Italian armed forces, together with the Ministers of Interior
and the Minister of Finance.
Lustrum
A lustrum was a term for a five-year period in Ancient Rome.The lustration was originally a sacrifice for expiation and purification offered by one of the censors in the name of the Roman people at the close of the taking of the census...
s".
It became official with royal decree of the 21st December 1924. The "Maurician Medal to the Military Merit of Ten Lustrum
Lustrum
A lustrum was a term for a five-year period in Ancient Rome.The lustration was originally a sacrifice for expiation and purification offered by one of the censors in the name of the Roman people at the close of the taking of the census...
s" would then be replaced, by the law n. 203 of the 7th May 1954 (modified by the law n. 1327 of the 8th November 1956), with the "Maurician Medal to the merit of ten lustrum
Lustrum
A lustrum was a term for a five-year period in Ancient Rome.The lustration was originally a sacrifice for expiation and purification offered by one of the censors in the name of the Roman people at the close of the taking of the census...
s of military career".
The people who can receive this medal are the officer
Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...
s and Non-commissioned officer
Non-commissioned officer
A non-commissioned officer , called a sub-officer in some countries, is a military officer who has not been given a commission...
s belonging to the Carabinieri
Carabinieri
The Carabinieri is the national gendarmerie of Italy, policing both military and civilian populations, and is a branch of the armed forces.-Early history:...
armed forces, the Italian Navy
Italian Navy
Italian Navy may refer to:* Pre-unitarian navies of the Italian states* Regia Marina, the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Italy * Italian Navy , the navy of the Italian Republic...
, the Italian Army
Italian Army
The Italian Army is the ground defence force of the Italian Armed Forces. It is all-volunteer force of active-duty personnel, numbering 108,355 in 2010. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardo infantry fighting vehicle, the Centauro tank destroyer and the Ariete tank, and among its aircraft...
, the Italian Air Force
Italian Air Force
The Italian Air Force has gone under different names in different periods:*Regia Aeronautica , from 1923 to June 1946*Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, the air force of Italian Social Republic during World War II...
, the custom officers
Guardia di Finanza
The Guardia di Finanza is a Italian law enforcement agency under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. Like the Carabinieri, it is part of the Italian Armed Forces. The Guard is essentially responsible for dealing with financial crime and smuggling; it has also evolved into Italy's...
of Italy, and the Italian Police
Italian police
Law enforcement in Italy is provided by eight separate police forces, six of which are national groups in Italy.During 2005 in Italy, the number of active police officers from all agencies totaled 324,339, the highest number in the European Union both overall and per capita, twice the number of...
forces. To the general-officers is given a medal with a diameter of 52 mm while to the superior-officers and under-officers is given a medal with a diameter of 32 mm.
In any other case, this medal is granted on decree of the President of the Italian Republic
President of the Italian Republic
The President of the Italian Republic is the head of state of Italy and, as such, is intended to represent national unity and guarantee that Italian politics comply with the Constitution. The president's term of office lasts for seven years....
, on suggestion of the Minister of Defense, to any component of the Italian armed forces, together with the Ministers of Interior
Italian Minister of the Interior
This is a list of Italian Ministers of the Interior since 1861.-Kingdom of Italy:-Italian Republic:...
and the Minister of Finance.