Order of Merit for National Foundation
| Order of Merit for National Foundation | |
|---|---|
 3rd Grade Order of Merit for National Foundation. | |
Awarded by  South Korea | |
| Type | Order of merit |
| Awarded for | Outstanding meritorious services in the interest of founding or laying a foundation for the Republic of Korea. |
| Status | Active |
| Grades | Republic of Korea Medal Presidential Medal Independence Medal Patriotic Medal National Medal |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Grand Order of Mugunghwa |
| Related |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 건국훈장 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 建國勳章 |
| Revised Romanization | Geon-guk Hunjang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kŏn'guk Hunchang |
The Order of Merit for National Foundation (Hangul: 건국훈장) 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 established in 1962, under the military rule of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction.[citation needed]
Contents
1 Grades
2 Recipients
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Grades
The Order of Merit for National Foundation is awarded in five grades.[2]
| 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.[3] Many of its recipients have only been awarded the Order posthumously, often because they died before it was established; these include Kim Gu and An Jung-geun.
See also
- Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea
References
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(in English and Korean) Korea Legislation Research Institute. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
^ "훈장과 포장" [Orders and Medals]. Decorations of the Republic of Korea (in Korean). Ministry of Interior and Safety. 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
^ "[보훈처] 3·1절 계기 독립유공자 포상 보도자료". Webzine Korean History (웹진 현대사). Retrieved 2006-04-22.
External links
Images of the Order of Merit for National Foundation (in Korean with some English)
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