The Dominican honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery, achievement or service to the

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. The system consists of two types of awards: decorations and

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 Some of them were named after him; those were rescinded after his death on 30 May 1961.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

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Orders

* The

Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella The Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella (''Orden al Mérito de Duarte, Sánchez y Mella'') is the principal order of the Dominican Republic. It was established on 24 February 1931 as the ''Juan Pablo Duarte Order of Merit'' (''Orden al M� ...

(as Order of Merit of Duarte in 1931, name expanded 1954) * The

Order of Christopher Columbus The Order of Christopher Columbus ( es, Orden Heráldica de Cristóbal Colón) is an order of the Dominican Republic. It was established on 21 July 1937. The Head of State confers the order, by advice of the council of the order, both to civilian ...

(1937) * The Order of Military Merit (1930) * The Order of Air Merit (1952) * The Order of Naval Merit (1954) * The Captain General Santana Military Order of Heroism (1954)

Medals

* The Medal for Valor (1939) * The

Medal of Merit of the Dominican Woman The Medal of Merit of the Dominican Woman is a decoration awarded by the Dominican government to women that were prominent in their social occupation. It was established by decree on 29 May 1985 to be conferred on 8 March of each year, the Intern ...

(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 23rd of February 1930 Commemorative Medal (1937) * The Order of Trujillo (1938) * The Order of the Generalissimo (1938) * The President Trujillo Grand Cordon (1952) * The Order of the National Benefactor (1955) * The 14th of June Order of Merit (1961)

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