Order of Honor (Belarus)

Order of Honor
Ордэн Пашаны
Medal of the Order of Honor
TypeState decoration
Awarded forServices to the nation
Country Belarus
Presented bythe President of Belarus
Established13 April 1995
Ribbon of the order
Order of Wear
Next (higher)Order for Personal Gallantry[1]
Next (lower)Order of Francysk Skaryna[1]

The Order of Honor (Belarusian: Ордэн Пашаны) is an award of Belarus. It is a single level award that was instituted on 13 April 1995. It is awarded for services to Belarus.[2]

Criteria

The Order of Honor is presented in recognition of:[1]

  • Achievements in manufacturing, science, public/social/cultural work, or sports
  • High level performance in manufacturing, agriculture, construction, communications, trade, housing, utilities services, transportation, and other industries
  • Notable achievement in the fields of healthcare, education, or working with youth professionally
  • Recognition of high labor productivity, improvement of the quality of products, or reduction of material and labor costs in product manufacturing
  • Introduction of new equipment, inventions, and technologies that are deemed especially valuable
  • Numerous and broad public and social activities
  • Contributions to strengthening economic, scientific, technical, cultural or other ties between Belarus and other countries

Appearance

The medal of the Order of Honor is eight sided, made of gold-plated silver, and is 50 mm (2.0 in) high and 46 mm (1.8 in) wide. The obverse depicts a four-pointed silver star with an image of a man and a woman superimposed in the center. The man and the woman hold a sheaf of wheat and the Flag of Belarus, in green, white and red enamel. Below the star is a wreath of oak and laurel branches joined by a blue enameled ribbon. The reverse is plain bearing only the award's serial number in the center. The order is attached by a ring suspension to a pentagonal ribbon drape. The ribbon is yellow with red stripes at the edges and a thin green stripe in the center.[1]

Notable recipients

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Orders of the Republic of Belarus". President.gov.by. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Republic of Belarus: Order of Merit". Medals.org.uk. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Alexander Lukashenko Meets with Pierre Cardin". Press service of the President. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Alexander Lukashenko Awards President of International Charity SOS Kinderdorf International With Order of Frantsysk Skaryna". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. ^ "President of Belarus Meets with Heads of Foreign Scientific Organizations". Mfa.gov.by. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  6. ^ "On Exhibition of Alexander Shilov in Minsk". Mfa.gov.by. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Victoria Azarenka Receives Order of Honor Medal from Belarusian President". Tennis World USA. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.