Order of May

Order of May
TypeOrder
Presented byArgentina
EligibilityForeigners
StatusCurrently awarded
Established17 December 1957
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the Liberator General San Martín
Next (lower)Cross of Heroic Valour in Combat

The Order of May (Spanish: Orden de Mayo) is an order of merit and one of the highest decorations in Argentina. The order is named after the May Revolution which led to the birth of the Republic of Argentina. It was founded as the Order of Merit by Decree No. 8506/46 of 1946, and revised to its current form on 17 December 1957.