Order of Merit for National Foundation
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Infobox Chinese/HeaderTemplate:Infobox Chinese/KoreanTemplate:Infobox Chinese/Footer The Order of Merit for National Foundation (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "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)