https://www.lopezdeprado.org/omc-medal daily 0.75 2026-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cc6ca42652802371bb437d/7582f618-7500-401a-886e-8c35286f00d6/Grand_Cross_and_Star_of_the_Order_of_Civil_Merit__Spain_-_2_.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cc6ca42652802371bb437d/1b348923-f3bb-4883-9d02-e3f07022d703/Spain_-_Order_of_Civil_Merit_Grand_Cross.png OMC Medal - Royal Order of Civil Merit The Royal Order of Civil Merit (Spanish: Real Orden del Mérito Civil; Abbr.: OMC) is a knighthood and one of the three preeminent orders of merit bestowed by the Kingdom of Spain The Order was established in 1926 by King Alfonso XIII of Spain to recognise “extraordinary services of Spanish and foreign citizens for the good of the Nation.” Knights and Dames of the Order include heads of state, royalty, diplomats, scientists, artists, as well as government, business, political, religious and military leaders. Knights and Dames of the Order are granted an official diploma signed by the King, a style of address, the right to wear the Order’s insignia, and a heraldic achievement. His Majesty the King of Spain is the Grand Master of the Royal Order of Civil Merit, hence all awards of this Order are bestowed in his name. Spain’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation is the Grand Chancellor of the Order. The Ministry’s Directorate-General for Protocol receives the proposals, evaluates all candidates, and produces the mandatory reports justifying the exceptional merits of each awardee. For more information, visit the website of Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cc6ca42652802371bb437d/82101673-73a1-4fc8-9117-3991fe126c3f/Grand_Cross_and_Star_of_the_Order_of_Civil_Merit__Spain_-_2_.png OMC Medal - Symbols of the Order The Order’s motif signifies civic and chivalric virtues such as justice, strength, stability, and dedication to the common good The Cross of the Order is made of gold, with dimensions of 48 x 50 mm. It is formed by four equal arms, in the shape of a cross, enamelled in intense blue, and finally edged in white. Between these arms it carries five polished bursts of the same metal. In its center, it has an oval of intense blue enamel, bordered with white fillet, with the gold-colored inscription "To Civil Merit". Inside the oval, there is a die-cut in high relief, with the characteristic motif of the Order: a matron leaning on a column, with a sword in her right hand, tempered in the fire of sacrifice, as a symbol of civic virtues. Between the upper ends of the blades, it appears the Royal Crown of Spain. The entire set hangs from a green enamelled laurel wreath. The ribbon of the Order is blue with a narrow white centre stripe. The blue colour symbolizes nobility, truth and justice, while the white colour represents purity, peace and integrity. 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The Academy falls under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Felipe VI, a constitutional function assigned to the King by Article 62(j) of the Spanish Constitution. Its mission is to place engineering expertise at the service of the public interest: providing independent advice to governments and public authorities, advancing engineering science and its technological applications, disseminating knowledge, and setting standards and best practices. The Academy is officially headquartered at the historic Palace of Villafranca, a prominent cultural heritage site in central Madrid, which was formally inaugurated by His Majesty King Juan Carlos in 2010. It is a member of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS), the global council of leading national engineering academies, alongside institutions such as the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and the UK Royal Academy of Engineering. It is also a founding member of the European Council of Applied Sciences and Engineering (Euro-CASE). For more information, visit https://www.raing.es/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cc6ca42652802371bb437d/45839bc6-7671-42ef-833d-f71bc4956567/RAIng+Coat+of+Arms.png RAI Medal - Medal of Academician Election to a leading National Academy is among the highest honors a scientist or engineer can receive The Arms of the Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain combine royal, scientific, and engineering symbolism. They are surmounted by the Royal Crown of Spain, reflecting the Academy’s royal character and its place among Spain’s national academies. At the centre is a blue and gold oval bearing the Latin motto Scientia · Ingenium · Homini, which may be rendered as “science and ingenuity for humanity.” The motto expresses the Academy’s mission: to place knowledge, creativity, and engineering expertise at the service of society. Within the oval appear instruments and symbols of engineering and scientific progress: gears, a compass, and a globe. Together they evoke design, calculation, machinery, technological invention, and the global reach of engineering knowledge. The surrounding laurel branches symbolize excellence, achievement, and public service. Membership is for life, limited in number, and not open to application. Election follows a peer-led process: candidates are nominated by Academy members, evaluated by the Admissions Board, and elected at a plenary session by an absolute majority of all members entitled to vote. Current and former international members include distinguished scientists and technologists, among them Geoffrey Hinton (Nobel Prize, Physics), Zhores Alferov (Nobel Prize, Physics), Werner Arber (Nobel Prize, Medicine), Norman Borlaug (Nobel Prize, Peace), John Hennessy (Turing Award), Judea Pearl (Turing Award), Maurice V. Wilkes (Turing Award), and around 60 members of foreign national academies. As members of a Royal Academy integrated into the Institute of Spain, National and International members of Spain's Royal Academy of Engineering are formally addressed in Spanish as "Excelentísimo Señor" (for a man) or "Excelentísima Señora" (for a woman), abbreviated as "Excmo. Sr." and "Excma. Sra." respectively. In English, these styles of address are rendered as "His Excellency" (for a man) or "Her Excellency" (for a woman), abbreviated as "H.E."