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Orders, decorations, and medals of the Dominican Republic

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The Dominican honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery, achievement or service to the Dominican Republic. The system consists of two types of awards: decorations and medals.

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Brief history

These were introduced within the Rafael Trujillo regime. Some of them were named after him; those were rescinded after his death on 30 May 1961.

Currents orders and medals

These are the orders and medals actually awarded by the government of the Dominican Republic:

Orders

  • The Order of Merit of Duarte (1931)
  • The Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella (1954)
  • The Order of Christopher Columbus (1937)
  • The Order of Military Merit (1930)
  • The Order of Air Merit (1952)
  • The Order of Naval Merit (1954)
  • The Captain General Santana Military Order of Heroism (1954)

    • Medals

  • The Medal for Valor (1939)
  • The Medal of Merit of the Dominican Woman (1985)

    • Old orders and Medals

    These orders and medals were awarded by the government of the Dominican Republic until the death of Rafael Trujillo:

  • The 23 February 1930 Commemorative Medal (1937)
  • The Order of Trujillo (1938)
  • The Order of the Generalissimo (1938)
  • The Grand Cordon President Trujillo (1952)
  • The Order of the Benefactor of the Nation (1955)
  • The 14th of June Order of Merit (1961)

    • References

    Orders, decorations, and medals of the Dominican Republic Wikipedia
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