Order of Civil Merit (South Korea)

The Order of Civil Merit (Korean: 국민훈장) is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea for "outstanding meritorious services in the area of politics, economy, society, education, art or science in the interest of improving citizens' welfare and promoting national development."^[1]

Order of Civil Merit
Order of Civil Merit
Awarded by  South Korea
Type	Order of merit
Status	Active
Grades	Mugunghwa Medal Moran Medal Dongbaek Medal Mongnyeon Medal Seongnyu Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)	Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Related	Order of National Foundation Order of Military Merit Order of Service 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	국민훈장
Hanja	國民勳章
Revised Romanization	Gungmin Hunjang
McCune–Reischauer	Kungmin Hunjang

Grades

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

Grade	Name	Ribbon
1st	Mugunghwa [Hibiscus] Medal (무궁화장)
2nd	Moran [Peony] Medal (모란장)
3rd	Dongbaek [Camellia] Medal (동백장)
4th	Mongnyeon [Magnolia] Medal (목련장)
5th	Seongnyu [Pomegranate] Medal (석류장)

Notable recipients

• Jeon Tae-il (2020)
• Hwang Hye-seong (1986)
• Tom Kim
• Benjamin W. Lee
• Ilchi Lee
• Kevin O'Donnell
• Younghi Pagh-Paan (2007)
• Park Mok-wol (1972)
• Sohn Kee-chung
• Jarl Wahlström (1983)
• Chai-Shin Yu (2006)
• Yuna Kim (2012)