: Digital versions of publications like Publications Utiles sometimes archive special editions detailing the history of these medals.

The "xps" in your search likely refers to a fixed-layout document format (Open XML Paper Specification) used by some official portals or legacy printer drivers. If you have an XPS file and need it in PDF, you can use standard conversion tools like the Adobe XPS to PDF Converter or CloudConvert . The National Order of Merit (Algeria)

: Legislation and decrees regarding national medals are published in the official gazette. You can search for the 1984 decree on the Official Gazette Archive .

If you are searching for a specific recipient list or the legal decree establishing the order:

: Often awarded to foreign heads of state or high-level dignitaries. Grades : Ahid (Commander) Djadir (Officer) Achir (Knight) Where to Find Official Documents