This is a list of orders, decorations and medals of the Republic of China, usually known as

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

after 1949. This list is sorted in order of precedence of the highest grade of each award on a full military dress. The Honour Sabre is a special case and is listed separately under ''Military orders'', as per its official classification by the Ministry of National Defense.

Military orders

Military medals

General Armed Forces medals

Army medals

Navy medals

Air Force medals

Victory medals

Commemorative and Service awards

Civilian orders

Defunct orders

Prior to the modern system, the Republican government established numerous orders that are now defunct.

Nanjing Era

After the founding of the Republic, the

Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912) The Provisional Government of the Republic of China () was a provisional government established during the Xinhai Revolution by the revolutionaries in 1912. After the success of the Wuchang uprising, revolutionary provincial assembly representa ...

in Nanjing established the following orders in 1912: * Order of the Nine Tripods (九鼎勳章): 9 grades, a military decoration. * Order of Tiger and Bear (虎羆勳章): 9 grades, a military decoration. * Order of the Waking Lion (醒獅勳章): 9 grades, mixed military and civilian decoration.

Beiyang Era

The

Beiyang government The Beiyang government (), officially the Republic of China (), sometimes spelled Peiyang Government, refers to the government of the Republic of China which sat in its capital Peking ( Beijing) between 1912 and 1928. It was internationally ...

re-established the honour system with the following orders: * Grand Merit Order (大勳章): for ceremonial use by the Head of State. * Badge of Mongolian, Hui and Tibetan Nobility (蒙回藏爵章): 5 grades, awarded to lords of Mongolia, Xinjiang and Tibet who bore

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...

princely and ducal titles. The grades of this order correspond to Qing's princely ranks. * Order of Rank and Merit (勳位章): 5 grades, highest general decoration. * Order of Precious Brilliant Golden Grain (寶光嘉禾勳章): 5 grades and 6 classes, awarded only to high-level officials. * Order of the Golden Grain (嘉禾勳章): 9 grades, civilian decoration. * Order of the White Eagle (白鷹勳章): 9 grades. * Order of the Striped Tiger (文虎勳章): 9 grades, military decoration. * Order of Cloud and Crane (雲鶴勳章) * Order of the Golden Lion (金獅勳章) * Order of the Nebula (星雲勳章) * Order of the Begonia (棠勳章) * Medal of Compassion (慈惠章): awarded to women in charitable works. Various warlords also issued their own orders and commemorative medals.

Notes

References

''Explanation of Decorations''. Department of Public Service, Ministry of National Defense, ROC.
* ttps://english.president.gov.tw/Page/101 ''National Seal and Orders''. Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan). {{Decorations by country Republic of China-related lists Republic of China