Order of Merit for National Foundation
Appearance
Order of Merit for National Foundation | |
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3rd Grade Order of Merit for National Foundation. | |
Awarded by ![]() | |
Type | Order of merit |
Awarded for | Outstanding meritorious services in the interest of founding or laying a foundation for the Republic of Korea. |
Status | Active |
Grades | Republic of Korea Medal Presidential Medal Independence Medal Patriotic Medal National Medal |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Grand Order of Mugunghwa |
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Korean name | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Geon-guk Hunjang |
McCune–Reischauer | Kŏn'guk Hunchang |
The Order of Merit for National Foundation (Hangul: 건국훈장) is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea for "outstanding meritorious services in the interest of founding or laying a foundation for the Republic of Korea."[1] The order was established in 1962, under the military rule of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction.[citation needed]
Grades
The Order of Merit for National Foundation is awarded in five grades.[2]
Grade | Name | Ribbon |
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1st | Republic of Korea Medal (대한민국장) | ![]() |
2nd | Presidential Medal (대통령장) | ![]() |
3rd | Independence Medal (독립장) | ![]() |
4th | Patriotic Medal (애국장) | ![]() |
5th | National Medal (애족장) | ![]() |
Recipients
By 2005 about 8,000 people had received the Order.[3] Many of its recipients have only been awarded the Order posthumously, often because they died before it was established; these include Kim Gu and An Jung-geun.
See also
References
- ^ Awards and Decorations Act (11690). March 23, 2013.(in English and Korean) Korea Legislation Research Institute. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ "훈장과 포장" [Orders and Medals]. Decorations of the Republic of Korea (in Korean). Ministry of Interior and Safety. 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ "[보훈처] 3·1절 계기 독립유공자 포상 보도자료". Webzine Korean History (웹진 현대사). Retrieved 2006-04-22.
External links
- Images of the Order of Merit for National Foundation (in Korean with some English)