The National Order of Merit was founded by King
Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ( dz, འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, ; born 21 February 1980) is the Druk Gyalpo (Dzongkha: Dragon King) of the Kingdom of Bhutan. After his ...
on 7 November 2008.
Award
It is awarded as reward for distinguished and meritorious services to the state.
Ranks
It is composed of three classes :
* First Class - a chest medal in gold.
* Second Class - a chest medal in silver.
* Third Class - a chest medal in bronze.
Insignia
The ''badge'' of the medal is a medallion with right-profile image of the King, inside an eight-petals stylised flower, itself inside an eight-pointed stylised star, simply hanging from a ribbon. The whole medal is in gold, silver or bronze, according to the rank.
The ''ribbon'' of the medal is dark orange with lighter orange borders
Notable recipients
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Bhutan Observer
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n Gold(17 December 2011).
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Sonam Kinga, Chairperson of National Council (current position), Actor and Researcher at the Center for Bhutan Studies
n Gold(17 December 2014).
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Harald Nestroy, Ambassador and Chairman of the society Pro Bhutan (17 December 2015).
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Sanduk Ruit
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Ruit is ...
, Doctor, eye surgeon (17 December 2015).
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Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan n Gold(17 December 2016).
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* Chablop Passang Tshering (17 December 2016).
VAST Bhutan
(17 December 2016).
* Toeb Karma (17 December 2021).
* Bhutan Association of Women Entrepreneurs, whose founder and president is Damchae Dem (17 December 2016).Red Cross
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Society (BRCS) (17 December 2021).
References
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Bhutan
Awards established in 2008
2008 establishments in Bhutan
Orders of merit