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Order of Service Merit
Awarded by  South Korea
Type	Order of merit
Eligibility	Public officials Private school teachers Special post office employees
Awarded for	Outstanding meritorious services by applying himself/herself to his/her duties.
Status	Active
Grades	Blue Stripes Yellow Stripes Red Stripes Green Stripes Aquamarine Stripes
Precedence
Next (higher)	Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Related	Order of National Foundation Order of Civil Merit Order of Military 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

The Order of Service Merit (Korean: 근정훈장) is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea to public officials, private school teachers, and special post office employees for "outstanding meritorious services by applying himself/herself to his/her duties."

Grades

The Order of Service Merit is divided into five grades.

Grade	Name	Ribbon
1st	Blue Stripes (청조)
2nd	Yellow Stripes (황조)
3rd	Red Stripes (홍조)
4th	Green Stripes (녹조)
5th	Aquamarine Stripes (옥조)

Notable recipients

• Ban Ki-moon
• Cristian Barros
• Wallace M. Greene
• Thanat Khoman
• Kim Duck-soo
• Victor H. Krulak
• Yeon Cheon Oh

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea

References

1. Awards and Decorations Act (11690). March 23, 2013.(in English and Korean) Korea Legislation Research Institute. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
2. "훈장과 포장" [Orders and Medals]. Decorations of the Republic of Korea (in Korean). Ministry of Interior and Safety. 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-16.

External links

• Images of the Order of Service Merit (in Korean with some English)

v t e Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea
Orders (훈장)	Grand Order of Mugunghwa Order of National Foundation Order of Civil Merit 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
Medals of Honours (포장)	National Foundation Medal Civil Merit Medal Military Merit Medal Service Merit Medal National Security Medal Reserve Forces Medal Diplomatic Service Medal Industrial Service Medal Sarmaeul Service Medal Cultural Merit Medal Sports Merit Medal Science and Technology Medal Exemplary Public Official Medal
Commendations (표창)	Presidential Citation (awarded to Individuals and Organizations)- (e.g: Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation) Prime Minister's Citation (awarded to Individuals and Organizations Presidential Award (awarded to Individuals and Organizations) Prime Minister's Award (awarded to Individuals and Organizations)
Titles (칭호)	New Knowledge Worker New Knowledge Farmer Korean Master Hand

• Orders (South Korea)