Status Currently awarded | Established 1973 | |
Type Single-grade order medal Eligibility Korean Exemplary Public Official with 6th Grade or under Awarded for individuals who performed exemplary conducts in their public official duty Grades Exemplary Public Official (EPO) | ||
The Exemplary Public Official Medal (abbreviated to EPO as the post-nominal) (Korean: 모범공무원증서) is an award bestowed to exemplary public official with 6th Grade (Assistant Director levelled, Korean: 주무관)) or under, by the Prime Minister for the executive branch and devolved provincial governments, Speaker of the National Assembly of Korea for legislative branch, Chief Justice and President of Constitutional Court for judicial branch, and Chairperson of National Election Commission of Korea for electoral branch of Korea.
Privileges
Initially, social privileges for those, who achieved Exemplary Public Official Medal, according to the No. 6971, Presidential Decree of the Republic of Korea.
According to Section 8-2 of the Decree, each Exemplary Public Official has rights: