Orders, decorations, and medals of the Dominican Republic

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.

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 Some of them were named after him; those were rescinded after his death on 30 May 1961.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 (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 (1954)

Medals[]

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

Old orders and Medals[]

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

• The (1937)
• The Order of Trujillo (1938)
• The (1938)
• The (1952)
• The (1955)
• The (1961)

External links[]

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• Secretaría de Estado de Relaciones Exteriores (Law) (In Spanish)
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• Medals of the Dominican Republic