Order of Merit for National Foundation
Template:Short description Template:Infobox order Template:Infobox Korean name The Order of Merit for National Foundation (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler) 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."[1] 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.[2]
Grades
The Order of Merit for National Foundation is awarded in five grades.[3]
| Grade | Name | Ribbon |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Republic of Korea Medal (대한민국장) | |
| 2nd | Presidential Medal (대통령장) | |
| 3rd | Independence Medal (독립장) | |
| 4th | Patriotic Medal (애국장) | |
| 5th | National Medal (애족장) |
Recipients
By 2005 about 8,000 people had received the Order.[4] Many of its recipients have only been awarded the Order posthumously, often because they died before it was established; these include Kim Ku, An Jung-geun, and Cho Man-sik.
Presidents of the Republic of Korea receive the order upon taking office.
Recipients:
Presidents of the Republic of Korea:
1. Yoon Seok Yeol (May 10, 2022)
2. Lee Jae Myung (June 4, 2025)
3. Moon Jae In (May 10, 2017)
See also
References
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External links
- Images of the Order of Merit for National Foundation (in Korean with some English)