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Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa

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Type
  
Order

Established
  
29 October 1953

Gran Maestre
  
President of Panama

Gran Canciller
  
Minister of Foreign Affairs

Next (higher)
  
Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero

Next (lower)
  
Order of the Gray Falcon

The Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa is an order of Panama, instituted on 1 July 1941 (Ley No. 94 de 1 de julio de 1941). It is awarded for distinguished diplomatic services and contributions to international relations between Panama and other states.

Contents

Ranks

There are 5 ranks in the order:

  • Extraordinary Grand Cross (Gran Cruz Extraordinaria)
  • Grand Cross (Gran Cruz)
  • Grand Officer (Gran Oficial)
  • Commander (Comendador)
  • Knight (Caballero)
  • Insignia

    The ribbon is purple with a yellow central stripe.

    Notable Recipients

  • Extraordinary Grand Crosses
  • Juan Carlos I of Spain
  • Óscar Osorio
  • Grand Crosses
  • Albert II, Prince of Monaco
  • Miguel Alemán Velasco
  • Henry H. Arnold
  • Cristian Barros
  • Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Jacques Diouf
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Felipe VI of Spain
  • Guillermo Fernández de Soto
  • William Halsey Jr.
  • Kenneth I. Juster
  • Queen Letizia of Spain
  • Queen Sofía of Spain
  • Grand Officers
  • Guy Harvey
  • George Joulwan
  • Ray E. Porter
  • Harold C. Train
  • Commanders
  • José Arce
  • Hector P. Garcia
  • Ernest King
  • Flor María Araúz
  • María Olimpia de Obaldía
  • Knights
  • Ernest TC-Singh
  • Alicia Alonso
  • Bernardo Benes
  • Ruth Fernández
  • Samuel Lewis Galindo
  • Sigfrido A. Muller Espino
  • Carlos Morales Troncoso
  • References

    Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa Wikipedia