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Cambodian honors system consists of a number of orders, decorations and
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s through which the country's sovereign awards its citizens for actions or deeds that benefit the nation. The modern system was established under Colonial French Rule and continued with modification after independence until the fall of the Khmer Republic on 17 April 1975. The current system was reinstated on 5 October 1995 by the Decree for the Establishment and Use of Decorations of Honor of the Kingdom of Cambodia No. 1095/01. The system includes an array of awards, both
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and
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, for gallantry, bravery, distinguished service, meritorious service and long service. Various
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and commemorative medals have also been struck.


History

The Cambodian honors system is based on European/French models. Many of the honors are orders of chivalry granted by royal decree or sub-decree. This system was established under Colonial French Rule and continued with modification after independence until the fall of the Khmer Republic on 17 April 1975. The current system was reinstated on 5 October 1995 by the Decree for the Establishment and Use of Decorations of Honor of the Kingdom of Cambodia No. 1095/01. Many of the modern awards have origins from Cambodia's period as a
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or under the
Kingdom of Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
under the rule of King Norodom Sihanouk.


Nominating for awards

Under the current system, candidates are nominated by government ministries through a Decoration of Honor Candidate Qualification Review Committee. These committees refer nominations, with justification, to the Council of Ministers for a decision.


Categories of honors and awards

As established by Royal Decree, the hierarchy of decorations of honors are:


Awards for National and Motherland Defense

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Grand Order of National Merit The Grand Order of National Merit ( km, គ្រឿងឥស្សរិយយសជាតូបការ) was founded by King Norodom Sihanouk on 5 October 1995. It is awarded in one class to foreign Heads of State and to Cambodian nationals wh ...
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Royal Order of Cambodia The Royal Order of Cambodia ( km, គ្រឿងឥស្សរិយយសព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា; french: Ordre royal du Cambodge) was a colonial order of chivalry of French Cambodia, and is still in use ...
* National Independence Medal


Royal Household Awards

* Medal of the Crown * Medal of Norodom I * Medal of Sisowath I * Medal of Norodom Sihanouk * Medal of Norodom Suramarit * Anussara Medal of Royal Remembrance


Medals of National Defense

* Sena Jayaseddh Medal * Medal of National Defense


Multi-Category

* Royal Order of H.M. The Queen Preah Kossomak Nearireath *
Royal Order of Sahametrei The Royal Order of Sahametrei ( km, គ្រឿងឥស្សរិយយសលំដាប់សហមេត្រី) is a chivalric order conferred by the government of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Royal Order of Sahametrei was instituted in ...
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Royal Order of Sowathara Cambodian honors system consists of a number of orders, decorations and medals through which the country's sovereign awards its citizens for actions or deeds that benefit the nation. The modern system was established under Colonial French Rule an ...
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Royal Order of Monisaraphon The Royal Order of Monisaraphon ( km, គ្រឿងឥស្សរិយយសមុនីសារាភ័ណ្ឌ) was founded by King Sisowath of Cambodia on 1 February 1905. It is conferred for accomplishment and outstanding support in the ...
* Medal of Labour * Decoration of National Construction * Khemara Kelarith Sports Medal * Order of Satrei Vathana (Feminine Merit)


References


External links


Indochina Medals, CambodiaOrders and Medals Society of America, Cambodia
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