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The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) is an Order of France, established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture, and its supplementary status to the Ordre national du Mérite was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields. Its origin is attributed to the Order of Saint-Michel (established 1 August 1469) as acknowledged by French government sources.〔(Culture-Acte2 )〕〔(Archives de France ),〕〔(Mémodoc )〕 ==Background== French government guidelines stipulate that citizens of France must be at least thirty years old, respect French civil law, and must have, "significantly contributed to the enrichment of the French cultural inheritance" to be considered for award. Membership is not, however, limited to French nationals; recipients include numerous foreign luminaries. Foreign recipients are admitted into the Order, "without condition of age". The Order has three grades: *''Commandeur'' (Commander) — medallion worn on necklet; up to twenty recipients a year. *''Officier'' (Officer) — medallion worn on ribbon with rosette on left breast; up to sixty recipients a year. *''Chevalier'' (Knight) — medallion worn on ribbon on left breast; up to 200 recipients a year. The ''médaille'' of the Order is an eight-point, green-enameled ''asterisk'', in gilt for Commanders and Officers and in silver for Knights; the obverse central disc has the letters "A" and "L" on a white enamelled background, surrounded by a golden ring emblazoned with the phrase "''République Française''". The reverse central disc features the head of Marianne on a golden background, surrounded by a golden ring bearing the words "''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres''". The Commander's badge is topped by a gilt twisted ring. The ''ribbon'' of the Order is green with four white stripes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ordre des Arts et des Lettres」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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