Orders, decorations, and medals of the Republic of China

This is a list of orders, decorations and medals of the Republic of China. This list is sorted in order of precedence of the highest grade of each award on a full military dress. The Honour Sabre is a special case and is listed separately.

Military orders

Name	Grades	Awarded for	Badge	Instituted^[1]
Order of National Glory 國光勳章	1 (Grand Cordon)^[2]	Distinguished contributions to national defense	File:Order of National Glory with Grand Cordon.jpg	8 Nov 1937
Order of Blue Sky and White Sun 青天白日勳章	1 (Grand Cordon)^[2]	Outstanding contributions to national defense	File:Order of Blue Sky and White Sun with Grand Cordon.jpg	15 May 1929
Order of Precious Tripod 寶鼎勳章	1 (Special Grand Cordon)	Repelling foreign invasion or quelling internal unrest		15 May 1929
	2 (Grand Cordon)		File:Order of Precious Tripod with Grand Cordon.jpg
	3 (Red Grand Cordon)^[3]		File:Order of Precious Tripod with Red Grand Cordon.jpg
	4 (Special Cravat)^[4]		File:Order of Precious Tripod with Special Cravat.jpg
	5 (Cravat)^[4]		File:Order of Precious Tripod with Cravat.jpg
	6 (Special Rosette)		File:Order of Precious Tripod with Special Rosette.jpg
	7 (Rosette)		File:Order of Precious Tripod with Rosette.jpg
	8 (Special Ribbon)		File:Order of Precious Tripod with Special Ribbon.jpg
	9 (Ribbon)		File:Order of Precious Tripod with Ribbon.jpg
Order of Loyalty and Valour 忠勇勳章	1 (Ribbon)	Bravery in combat	File:Order of Loyalty and Valour.jpg	23 Sep 1944
Order of Resplendent Banner 雲麾勳章	1 (Special Grand Cordon)	Contributions to the nation or quelling internal unrest	File:Order of Resplendent Banner with Special Grand Cordon.jpg	15 Jun 1935
	2 (Grand Cordon)		File:Order of Resplendent Banner with Grand Cordon.jpg
	3 (Red Grand Cordon)^[3]		File:Order of Resplendent Banner with Yellow Grand Cordon.jpg
	4 (Special Cravat)^[4]		File:Order of Resplendent Banner with Special Cravat.jpg
	5 (Cravat)^[4]		File:Order of Resplendent Banner with Cravat.jpg
	6 (Special Rosette)		File:Order of Resplendent Banner with Special Rosette.jpg
	7 (Rosette)		File:Order of Resplendent Banner with Rosette.jpg
	8 (Special Ribbon)		File:Order of Resplendent Banner with Special Ribbon.jpg
	9 (Ribbon)		File:Order of Resplendent Banner with Ribbon.jpg
Order of Loyalty and Diligence 忠勤勳章	1 (Ribbon)	10 years' service in the military and meeting academic criteria	File:Order of Loyalty and Diligence.jpg	23 Sep 1944
Order of Grand Community 大同勳章	1 (Ribbon)	Significant contributions to the Air Force in battle or in its construction	File:Order of Grand Community.jpg	14 Jun 1945
Order of Cosmic Diagram 河圖勳章	1 (Ribbon)	Bravery in combat with 1,800 hours of flight time or 600 missions in the Air Force	File:Order of Cosmic Diagram.jpg	14 Jun 1945
Order of Book of Nature 洛書勳章	1 (Ribbon)	Bravery in combat with 1,500 hours of flight time or 500 missions in the Air Force	File:Order of Book of Nature.jpg	14 Jun 1945
Order of Renaissance and Honour 復興榮譽勳章	1 (Ribbon)	9 kills, 900 hours of flight time or 300 missions in the Air Force	File:Order of Renaissance and Honour, First Class.jpg	3 Dec 1937
	2 (Ribbon)	6 kills, 750 hours of flight time or 250 missions in the Air Force	File:Order of Renaissance and Honour, Second Class.jpg
	3 (Ribbon)	3 kills, 600 hours of flight time or 200 missions in the Air Force	File:Order of Renaissance and Honour, Third Class.jpg
Order of Victory of Resistance against Aggression 抗戰勝利勳章	1 (Ribbon)	Contributions to the Chinese nation during the Second Sino-Japanese War	File:Order of Victory of Resistance against Aggression.jpg	10 Oct 1945
Order in Commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of the Oath-taking of the National Revolutionary Army 國民革命軍誓師十週年紀念勳章	1 (Ribbon)	Officers who hold the rank of Major General or above and who have commanded a Division-level unit or above, and took the oath to unify the country in 1926, Guangdong.	File:Order in Commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of the Oath-taking of the National Revolutionary Army.jpg	8 Jul 1936

Name	Grades^[5]	Awarded for	Picture	Instituted
Honour Sabre of the Awakened Lion 醒獅勳刀	1 (9 Lions, yellow tassel)	Already-highly decorated officers who are deserving of more honour	File:Honour Sabre of the Awakened Lion, First Class.jpg	23 Nov 1931
	2 (7 Lions, blue tassel)		File:Honour Sabre of the Awakened Lion, Second Class.jpg
	3 (5 Lions, red tassel)		File:Honour Sabre of the Awakened Lion, Third Class.jpg

Military medals

General Armed Forces medals

Name	Grades^[6]	Awarded for	Badge	Ribbon bar	Instituted^[1]
Medal of the Armed Forces^[7] 陸海空軍獎章	A-1 (Ribbon)	Outstanding performance or exhibit special technical skills	NA	NA	15 Aug 1929
	A-2 (Ribbon)		NA	NA
	B-1 (Ribbon)		NA	NA
	B-2 (Ribbon)		NA	NA
Medal of the Brilliant Light^[7] 光華獎章	A-1 (Ribbon)	Outstanding performance or exhibit special technical skills	NA	NA	7 Sep 1937
	A-2 (Ribbon)		NA	NA
	B-1 (Ribbon)		NA	NA
	B-2 (Ribbon)		NA	NA
Medal of Victorious Garrison^[7] 干城獎章	A-1 (Ribbon)	Outstanding performance or exhibit special technical skills	NA	NA	7 Sep 1937
	A-2 (Ribbon)		NA	NA
	B-1 (Ribbon)		NA	NA
	B-2 (Ribbon)		NA	NA
Medal of Loyalty and Integrity 忠貞獎章	1 (Ribbon and Stars)^[8]	Soldiers who are wounded in combat.	NA	NA	Dec 1945
Medal of the Spirit of Chu^[7] 莒光獎章	A-1 (Ribbon)	Significant contributions to the Armed Forces in the areas of techology, logistics and finance.	NA	NA	12 Jun 1971
	A-2 (Ribbon)		NA	NA
	B-1 (Ribbon)		NA	NA
	B-2 (Ribbon)		NA	NA
Medal of Victory of Resistance against Aggression 抗戰勝利獎章	1 (Ribbon)	Contributions during the Second Sino-Japanese War.	NA	NA	8 Jan 1946

Army medals

Name	Grades^[6]	Awarded for	Badge	Ribbon bar	Instituted^[1]
Medal of Army Brilliance 陸光獎章	A (Ribbon)	Being victorious in combat, proactively render assistance to friendly troops, and other significant contributions.	NA	NA	5 May 1958
Medal of Army Brilliance 陸光獎章	B (Ribbon)		NA	NA	5 May 1958
Medal of Outstanding Service 金甌獎章	A (Ribbon)	Significant contributions such as destroying enemy forces, securing the border, preventing rebellions or participation in military projects	NA	NA	5 May 1958
Medal of Outstanding Service 金甌獎章	B (Ribbon)		NA	NA	5 May 1958
Medal of Bravery 虎賁獎章	A (Ribbon)	Significant contributions during battle, such as destroying enemy fortifications, routing enemy reinforcements, and assisting the main force in combat.	NA	NA	5 May 1958
Medal of Bravery 虎賁獎章	B (Ribbon)		NA	NA	5 May 1958
Medal of Outstanding Staff 弼亮獎章	A (Ribbon)	Significant contributions in research.	NA	NA	5 May 1958
Medal of Outstanding Staff 弼亮獎章	B (Ribbon)	Significant contributions in research.	NA	NA	5 May 1958
Medal of Army Achievement 景風獎章	A (Ribbon)	Being corruption-free and highly productive.	NA	NA	5 May 1958
Medal of Army Achievement 景風獎章	B (Ribbon)	Being corruption-free and highly productive.			5 May 1958
Medal of Excellent Efficiency 寶星獎章	1-9 (Ribbon and Stars)	1 Star for every 3 years of service and meeting academic requirements, up to 9 Stars.	NA	NA	5 May 1958

Navy medals

Name	Grades	Awarded for	Badge	Ribbon bar	Instituted^[1]
Medal of Naval Brilliance 海光獎章	1 (Ribbon)	Contributions in command or combat, for conspicuous gallantry and those wounded on duty.	NA	NA	19 Jul 1951
Medal of Naval Achievement 海功獎章	1 (Ribbon)	Contributions in combat.	NA	NA	19 Jul 1951
Medal of Naval Merit 海勳獎章	1 (Ribbon)	Contributions to military strategy, military literature and technological research.	NA	NA	19 Jul 1951
Medal of Naval Distinguished Service 海績獎章	1 (Ribbon)	Meeting labour service requirements.	NA	NA	19 Jul 1951
Medal of Naval Disposition 海風獎章	1 (Ribbon)	Those with good moral character, or for excellent performance during exercises or parades.	NA	NA	19 Jul 1951
Medal of Marine Corps 陸戰獎章	1 (Ribbon)	Contributions in combat, training, or research.	NA	NA	30 Aug 1972

Air Force medals

Name	Grades	Awarded for	Badge	Ribbon bar	Instituted^[1]
Medal of Rising Roc 鵬舉獎章	1 (Ribbon)	540 flight hours or 180 missions.	NA	NA	14 Jun 1945
Medal of Flying Dragon 雲龍獎章	1 (Ribbon)	480 flight hours or 160 missions.	NA	NA	14 Jun 1945
Medal of Flying Tiger 飛虎獎章	1 (Ribbon)	420 flight hours or 140 missions.	NA	NA	14 Jun 1945
Medal of Winged Leopard 翔豹獎章	1 (Ribbon)	360 flight hours or 120 missions.	NA	NA	14 Jun 1945
Medal of Rapacious Condor 雄鷲獎章	1 (Ribbon)	300 flight hours or 100 missions.	NA	NA	14 Jun 1945
Medal of Vermilion Bow 彤弓獎章	1 (Ribbon)	180 flight hours or 60 missions.	NA	NA	14 Jun 1945
Medal of Awe-Inspiring 宣威獎章	1 (Ribbon)	Service to the Air Force.	NA	NA	2 Mar 1939
	2 (Ribbon)		NA	NA
	3 (Ribbon)		NA	NA

Victory medals

Commemorative and Service awards

Civilian orders

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Date of institution given is of the first incarnation of the award. Changes since then of the design and/or grades are noted separately. Dates of institution obtained from Ministry of National Defense, see References below.
^ ^a ^b The Order of National Glory and Order of Blue Sky and White Sun had a Rosette device until 19 Nov 1980
^ ^a ^b The Order of Precious Tripod, 3rd Class and Order of Resplendent Banner, 3rd Class had no device prior to 19 Nov 1980
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Special Cravat and Cravat grades are neck orders.
^ Prior to 1 Aug 1935 the Honour Sabre was presented in nine grades, from 9 stars to 1 star, respectively. On the current design, lions are carved in golden relief on the scabbard and hilt.
^ ^a ^b For all medals with A and B grades, A grade medals are awarded to officers holding the rank of Major or above, and B grade medals are awarded to soldiers of ranks including and below Captain.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d First time recipients receive the Second Class of the medal, second time recipients receive the First Class of the medal, and further decorations are to be denoted with award stars.
^ First time recipients receive 1 silver star; Second time recipients 2 silver stars; Third time 3 silver stars; Beyond 3, every 3 silver stars is exchanged for a gold star.

References

Explanation of Decorations. Department of Public Service, Ministry of National Defense, ROC. <http://www.mnd.gov.tw/people/f/index.htm>
Orders, Decorations and Medals of Taiwan (Republic of China). Medals of the World. <http://www.medals.org.uk/taiwan/taiwan-text.htm>

[Instituted-1] Date of institution given is of the first incarnation of the award. Changes since then of the design and/or grades are noted separately. Dates of institution obtained from Ministry of National Defense, see References below.

[WasRosette-2] The Order of National Glory and Order of Blue Sky and White Sun had a Rosette device until 19 Nov 1980

[WasNothing-3] The Order of Precious Tripod, 3rd Class and Order of Resplendent Banner, 3rd Class had no device prior to 19 Nov 1980

[NeckOrder-4] The Special Cravat and Cravat grades are neck orders.

[5] Prior to 1 Aug 1935 the Honour Sabre was presented in nine grades, from 9 stars to 1 star, respectively. On the current design, lions are carved in golden relief on the scabbard and hilt.

[AB-6] For all medals with A and B grades, A grade medals are awarded to officers holding the rank of Major or above, and B grade medals are awarded to soldiers of ranks including and below Captain.

[2ThenStars-7] First time recipients receive the Second Class of the medal, second time recipients receive the First Class of the medal, and further decorations are to be denoted with award stars.

[8] First time recipients receive 1 silver star; Second time recipients 2 silver stars; Third time 3 silver stars; Beyond 3, every 3 silver stars is exchanged for a gold star.

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