The Order of Vanuatu has four grades.
* "Badge of Honour".
* "Badge of Distinction".
* The "
Vanuatu Distinguished Service Medal".
* The "
Vanuatu Meritorious Service Medal".
Every grade in this order has another ribbon, each in the colours red-green-yellow and black.
The
New Hebrides
New Hebrides, officially the New Hebrides Condominium (french: link=no, Condominium des Nouvelles-Hébrides, "Condominium of the New Hebrides") and named after the Hebrides Scottish archipelago, was the colonial name for the island group ...
, a French-British condominium became independent in 1980. In 1988 the government of
Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
founded a single
order of merit.
External links
* Ribbons o
Orders, decorations, and medals of Vanuatu
Awards established in 1988
1988 establishments in Oceania
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