Order of Merit for National Foundation
The Order of Merit for National Foundation (Korean: 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." The Order was originally established under a slightly different name 건국공로훈장 (建國功勞勳章) by Presidential Decree #82, on Apr. 27, 1949, and is the oldest Order of the Republic of Korea. On January 16, 1967, there were major changes made to the Order of National Foundation under Presidential Decree #2929. The name of the Order was shortened from 건국공로훈장 (建國功勞勳章) to 건국훈장 (建國勳章), and all three classes got new names and designs.
| Order of Merit for National Foundation | |
|---|---|
3rd Grade Order of Merit for National Foundation. | |
| Awarded by South Korea | |
| 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 |
| Related | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Geon-guk Hunjang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kŏn'guk Hunchang |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.