Order of Civil Merit (South Korea)

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Order of Civil Merit
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Order of Civil Merit
Awarded by  South Korea
Type Order of merit
Status Active
Grades (w/ post-nominals) Mugunghwa Medal
Moran Medal
Dongbaek Medal
Mongnyeon Medal
Seongnyu Medal
Precedence
Next (higher) Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Related
Korean name
Hangul 국민훈장
Hanja 國民勳章
Revised Romanization Gungmin Hunjang
McCune–Reischauer Kungmin Hunjang

The Order of Civil Merit (Hangul국민훈장) is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea for "outstanding meritorious services in the area of politics, economy, society, education, art or science in the interest of improving citizens' welfare and promoting national development."[1]

Grades

The Order of Civil Merit is divided into five grades.[2]

Grade Name Ribbon
1st Mugunghwa Medal (Hangul무궁화장)
2nd Moran Medal (Hangul모란장)
3rd Dongbaek Medal (Hangul동백장)
4th Mongnyeon Medal (Hangul목련장)
5th Seongnyu Medal (Hangul석류장)

Notable recipients

References

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External links

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  1. Awards and Decorations Act, Act No. 11690 of March 23, 2013 Korea Legislation Research Institute (in En, ko). Retrieved on February 14, 2018.
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