Dominican Honours System
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The Dominican honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery, achievement or service to the Dominican Republic. The system consists of two types of awards: decorations and medals.
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[edit] Brief history
These were introduced within the Rafael Trujillo regime. Some of them were named after him, which were rescinded after his death on 30 May 1961.
[edit] Currents orders and medals
- The Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella (1931)
- The Order of Christopher Columbus (1937)
- The Medal for Valor (1939)
- The Order of Military Merit (1930)
- The Order of Air Merit (1952)
- The Order of Naval Merit (1954)
- The Order of Military Heroism Captain General Santana (1954)
- The Medal of Merit of the Dominican Woman (1985)
[edit] Old orders and Medals
- The 23 February 1930 Commemorative Medal (1937)
- The Order of Trujillo (1938)
- The Order of the Generalissimo (1938)
- The Grand Cordon President Trujillo (1952)
- The Order of the Benefactor of the Nation (1955)
- The 14th of June Order of Merit (1961)