Order of Military Merit (South Korea)

Order of Military Merit
Awarded by  South Korea
TypeOrder of merit
Awarded forOutstanding military services by participating in an action in time of war or in quasi-state of war or by performing his/her duty equivalent to combat, such as responding to the attack of an enemy in a contact area.
StatusActive
Grades
  • Order of Military Merit (무공훈장) ' Taegeuk
  • Order of Military Merit (무공훈장) ' Eulji
  • Order of Military Merit (무공훈장) ' Chungmu
  • Order of Military Merit (무공훈장) ' Hwarang
  • Order of Military Merit (무공훈장) ' Inheon
Gold and Silver stars
Former grades
  • First Class Order of Military Merit,
  • Second Class Order of Military Merit,
  • Third Class Order of Military Merit,
  • Fourth Class Order of Military Merit
Precedence
Next (higher)Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Related


Korean name
Hangul
무공훈장
Hanja
武功勳章
Revised RomanizationMugong Hunjang
McCune–ReischauerMugong Hunjang

The Order of Military Merit (Hangul: 무공훈장) is the primary military decoration awarded by the South Korean government.

It is awarded to a person who rendered "outstanding military services by participating in an action in time of war or in quasi-state of war or by performing his/her duty equivalent to combat, such as responding to the attack of an enemy in a contact area."[1]

  1. ^ Awards and Decorations Act (11690). March 23, 2013.(in English and Korean) Korea Legislation Research Institute. Retrieved 2018-02-15.