Order of Service Merit

South Korean order of merit

The Order of Service Merit (Korean: 근정훈장) is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea to public officials, private school teachers, and special post office employees for "outstanding meritorious services by applying himself/herself to his/her duties."^[1]

Grades

The Order of Service Merit is divided into five grades.^[2]

Notable recipients

• Ban Ki-moon
• Cristian Barros
• Wallace M. Greene
• Thanat Khoman
• Kim Duck-soo
• Victor H. Krulak
• Yeon Cheon Oh

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea

References

1. Awards and Decorations Act (11690). March 23, 2013.(in English and Korean) Korea Legislation Research Institute. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
2. "훈장과 포장" [Orders and Medals]. Decorations of the Republic of Korea (in Korean). Ministry of Interior and Safety. 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-16.

External links

• Images of the Order of Service Merit (in Korean with some English)