Order of Service Merit

The Order of Service Merit (Hangul: 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]

Order of Service Merit
Awarded by  South Korea
Type	Order of merit
Eligibility	Public officials Private school teachers Special post office employees
Awarded for	Outstanding meritorious services by applying himself/herself to his/her duties.
Status	Active
Grades	Blue Stripes Yellow Stripes Red Stripes Green Stripes Aquamarine Stripes
Precedence
Next (higher)	Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Next (lower)	Service Merit Medal Exemplary Public Official Medal
Related	Order of National Foundation Order of Civil Merit Order of Military Merit Order of National Security Merit Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Order of Industrial Service Merit Order of Saemaeul Service Merit Order of Cultural Merit Order of Sports Merit Order of Science and Technology Merit

Korean name
Hangul	근정훈장
Hanja	勤政勳章
Revised Romanization	Geunjeonghunjang
McCune–Reischauer	Kŭnjŏnghunjang

Grades

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

Grade	Name	Ribbon
1st	Blue Stripes (청조)
2nd	Yellow Stripes (황조)
3rd	Red Stripes (홍조)
4th	Green Stripes (녹조)
5th	Aquamarine Stripes (옥조)

Notable recipients

• Yeon Cheon Oh
• Ban Ki-moon
• Cristian Barros
• Kim Duck-soo

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea

References

1. "Awards and Decorations Act". Act No. 11690 of 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)