Order of Abdon Calderón

Order of Abdón Calderón
Order of Abdón Calderón ;
Awarded by Ecuador
Type	Order
Awarded for	Extraordinary military service
Status	Currently constituted
Grades	First Class ; Second Class ; Third Class
Statistics
First induction	1904
Precedence
Next (higher)	National Order of Merit
Next (lower)	National Order of Honorato Vásquez
	; ; ; ; ; Ribbon bars of the order (from top to bottom):; First Class, Second Class and Third Class; ;

The Order of Abdón Calderón is an Ecuadorian decoration instituted in 1904 and awarded for extraordinary military service. It is named after the revolutionary hero who died from injuries sustained on May 24, 1822 during the Battle of Pichincha.

Grades and distinctions

Recipients are awarded the decoration for extraordinary military service.^[1]

The order has three grades:^[1]

First Class
Second Class
Third Class

The ribbon of the order is half yellow, half blue and red. The class of the order is denoted by a star. The First Class star is gold, Second Class is silver, and Third Class is bronze.

Notable recipients

Sources and references

^ ^a ^b Medals.org.uk. "ODM of Ecuador: Order of Abdon Calderón". Retrieved 05/01/2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ George Washington Cullum, Edward Singleton Holden, Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, Volume 9, 1950, page 133

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[Medals.org.uk-1] Medals.org.uk. "ODM of Ecuador: Order of Abdon Calderón". Retrieved 05/01/2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[2] George Washington Cullum, Edward Singleton Holden, Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, Volume 9, 1950, page 133

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