Order of Ainin

Order of Ainin
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Awarded by the President of Ainin
Country	Ainin
Type	National order
Eligibility	Citizens of Ainin and, at parliamentary discretion, foreign citizens
Awarded for	Outstanding service to the Aininian Republic or the world at large
Status	Currently constituted
Motto	Crescat scientia (Let knowledge grow)
Post-nominals	OA
Statistics
Established	13 April 1798
First awarded	14 April 1798
Total awarded	42,536
Posthumous awards	1
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Saint-Charles the Great (civil) Vanguard of the Aininian Republic (military)
Equivalent	Cross of Saint-Honoré (military)
Next (lower)	Order of the Citizens (civil) Military Medal for Bravery (military)
Related	Medal of the National Assembly

The Order of Ainin is a national order and the highest currently constituted civilian decoration for valour in the Aininian Republic. The highest civil award is the Vanguard of the Aininian Republic, but it is only constituted during times of war and emergency. The Order of Ainin is awarded by the President of Ainin upon the counsel of an independent selection commission. Its military equivalent is the Cross of Saint-Honoré.

Established on the evening of 13 April 1798 after the Battle of Quatre-Montagnes, when the civilian Catholic priest Frédéric de Courtevoie led the newly-formed Republican Guard to decisively defeat monarchist invasion forces heading towards the provisional capital of Marlane-la-Prairie thirteen days after the Great Betrayal, the Order of Ainin was created to reward civilians who had performed great services to their community, nation or the world and was first awarded to Father de Courtevoie the morning after by Acting President Arnold Westwood. The Order of Ainin lasts for life and expires when the inductee dies, but may be revoked earlier by the President for malfeasance. A single posthumous award was given in 1924 by means of an Act of the National Assembly.

Grades

Grand Commander

The title of Grand Commander (Grand commandant) is held ex officio by the President of Ainin.

Prominent Inductees

Inductee	Rank	Year	Notes
Antelope Yunglang	Member Officer	1948 1953	Only foreign leader to be twice inducted
Cao Nima	Grand Commander	2015	Ex officio as President of Ainin
Frédéric de Courtevoie	N/A	1798	First inductee, predates ranks
Heikki Eloranta	Member	1924	First and only posthumous induction
Jarrod Thuman	Adjutant	2013	N/A
Thomas Clarkson	Officer	2004	N/A
Katurou Imahara	Adjutant	1933	N/A