Order of Service Merit

Order of Service Meri
근정훈장
Award of Republic of Korea
Type Order of merit
Status Currently awarded
President Park Geun-hye
Grades (w/ post-nominals) Blue Stripes
Yellow Stripes
Red Stripes
Green Stripes
Aquamarine Stripes
Established 1951
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of Military Merit
Next (lower) Order of National Security Merit
Related Service Merit Medal Exemplary Public Official Medal

The Order of Service Merit (Hangul: 근정훈장, Hanja: 勤政勳章) is an order of merit of South Korea (the Republic of Korea). It is awarded to public officials, private school teachers, and special post office employees who have rendered outstanding and meritorious service in the execution of their duties.[1]

Grades

The Order of Service Merit is divided into 5 classes. The grades are as follows:[2]

  1. Blue Stripes: 청 조 (靑 條)
  2. Yellow Stripes: 황 조 (黃 條)
  3. Red Stripes: 홍 조 (紅 條)
  4. Green Stripes: 옥 조 (綠 條)
  5. Aquamarine Stripes: 노력장 (玉 條)
Ribbons of the grades
Blue Stripes
Yellow Stripes
Red Stripes
Green Stripes
Aquamarine Stripes

Notable recipients

References

  1. "Awards and Decorations Act". http://elaw.klri.re.kr/eng_mobile/main.do. Korea Legislation Research Institute. Retrieved 6 September 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  2. 정부포상안내 (in Korean). Ministry of Security and Public Administration. Retrieved 6 September 2014.

External links

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