Order of Civil Merit (South Korea)

Order of Civil Merit
Order of Civil Merit
Awarded by South Korea
Type	Order of merit
Status	Active
Grades	Mugunghwa Medal Moran Medal Dongbaek Medal Mongnyeon Medal Seongnyu Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)	Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Related	Order of National Foundation Order of Military Merit Order of Service Merit Order of National Security Merit Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Order of Industrial Service Merit Order of Saemaeul Service Merit Order of Cultural Merit Order of Sports Merit Order of Science and Technology Merit

Korean name
Hangul	국민훈장
Hanja	國民勳章
Revised Romanization	Gungmin Hunjang
McCune–Reischauer	Kungmin Hunjang

The Order of Civil Merit (Korean: 국민훈장) 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]

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Grades

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

Grade	Name	Ribbon
1st	Mugunghwa [Hibiscus] Medal (무궁화장)
2nd	Moran [Peony] Medal (모란장)
3rd	Dongbaek [Camellia] Medal (동백장)
4th	Mongnyeon [Magnolia] Medal (목련장)
5th	Seongnyu [Pomegranate] Medal (석류장)

Notable recipients

References

^ "Awards and Decorations Act". Act No. 11690 of March 23, 2013 (in English and Korean). Retrieved February 14, 2018. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ 훈장과 포장 [Orders and Medals]. Decorations of the Republic of Korea (in Korean). Ministry of Interior and Safety. 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-14.

External links

"Images of the grades of the Order of Service Meri". Ministry of Security and Public Administration. Retrieved 6 September 2014.

v t e Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea
Orders (훈장)	Grand Order of Mugunghwa Order of National Foundation Order of Civil Merit Order of Military Merit Order of Service Merit Order of National Security Merit Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Order of Industrial Service Merit Order of Saemaeul Service Merit Order of Cultural Merit Order of Sports Merit Order of Science and Technology Merit
Medals of Honours (포장)	National Foundation Medal Civil Merit Medal Military Merit Medal Service Merit Medal National Security Medal Reserve Forces Medal Diplomatic Service Medal Industrial Service Medal Sarmaeul Service Medal Cultural Merit Medal Sports Merit Medal Science and Technology Medal Exemplary Public Official Medal
Commendations (표창)	Presidential Citation (awarded to Individuals and Organizations)- (e.g: Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation) Prime Minister's Citation (awarded to Individuals and Organizations Presidential Award (awarded to Individuals and Organizations) Prime Minister's Award (awarded to Individuals and Organizations)
Titles (칭호)	New Knowledge Worker New Knowledge Farmer Korean Master Hand

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