Orders, decorations, and medals of Belarus

Awards and decorations of Belarus are governed by the Law of the Republic of Belarus on State Awards of 18 May 2004.

The highest award is the title of the Hero of Belarus. The law also specifies orders, medals and honorary titles of Belarus.

Title

Ribbon	Name (English/Belarusian/Translit)	Creation Date	Description
	Hero of Belarus Герой Беларусі Heroj Belarusi	1995-04-13	Belarus's highest award. Awarded for extreme acts of bravery or unwavering commitment and service benefiting the Republic of Belarus. Unlike the previous Hero Of The Soviet Union title, this title can only be awarded to a recipient once.

Awardees

Orders

Ribbon	Name (English/Belarusian/Translit)	Creation Date	Description
	"Order of the Fatherland" 1st Class Ордэн Айчыны I Ступені Orden Ajchyny I Stupeni		Belarus's highest order.
	"Order of the Fatherland" 2nd Class Ордэн «Айчыны II Ступені Orden Ajchyny II Stupeni
	"Order of the Fatherland" 3rd Class Ордэн Айчыны III Ступені Orden Ajchyny III Stupeni
	"Order of Military Glory" Ордэн Воiнскай Славы Orden Voinskaj Slavy	1995-04-13
	Order "For Service To The Homeland" 1st Class Ордэн «За Службу Радзiме» I Ступені Orden «Za Sluzhbu Radzime» I Stupeni	1995-04-13
	Order "For Service To The Homeland" 2nd Class Ордэн «За Службу Радзiме»" II Ступені Orden «Za Sluzhbu Radzime» II Stupeni	1995-04-13
	Order "For Service To The Homeland" 3rd Class Ордэн «За Службу Радзiме»" III Ступені Orden «Za Sluzhbu Radzime» III Stupeni	1995-04-13
	Order "For Personal Courage" Ордэн «За Асабiстую Мужнасць» Orden «Za Asabistyju Muzhnasts»	1995-04-13
	Order Of The Friendship Of the Peoples Ордэн Дружбы Народаў Orden Druzhby Narodaǔ	2002-05-21
	"Order Of Honour" Ордэн Пашаны Orden Pashany	1995-04-13
	"Order of Francysk Skaryna" Ордэн Францыска Скарыны Orden Francyska Skaryny	1995-04-13
	Order of Mother Ордэн Мацi Orden Matsi	1995-04-13	Awarded to women who give birth to and raise five children. The awarding is made when a fifth child is one year old and in the presence of other living children of this mother. Children also taken into account: Adopted children as defined by legislation; Dead or missing in the defence of the Fatherland and its state interests and the performance of civic duty to save human life, the rule of law and order, or died as a result of injury or disease, or due to employment injury or occupational disease.

Medals

Ribbon	Name (English/Belarusian/Translit)	Creation Date	Description
	Medal "For Bravery" Медаль «За Адвагу» Medal «Za Advagu»
	Medal "For Distinction In Military Service" Медаль «За Адзнаку Ў Воiнскай Службе» Medal «Za Adznaku Ǔ Voinskaj Cluzhbe»
	Medal "For Distinction In Protecting Public Order" Медаль «За Адзнаку Ў Ахове Грамадскага Парадку» Medal «Za Adznaku Ǔ Ahove Gramadskaga Paradku»
	Medal "For Distinction In Protecting The State Border" Медаль «За Адзнаку Ў Ахове Дзяржаўнай Граніцы» Medal «Za Adznaku Ǔ Ahove Dejarzhaǔnaj Granitsy»
	Medal "For Labour Merits" Медаль «За Працоўныя Заслугi» Medal «Za Pratsoǔnyja Zaslugi»
	"Medal Of Francysk Skaryna" Медаль «Францыска Скарыны» Medal «Frantsyska Skarynyi»
	Medal "For Perfect Service" 1st Class Медаль «За Бездакорную Службу» I Ступені Medal «Za Bezdakornuy Sluzhbu» I Stupeni
	Medal "For Perfect Service" 2nd Class Медаль «За Бездакорную Службу» II Ступені Medal «Za Bezdakornuy Sluzhbu» II Stupeni
	Medal "For Perfect Service" 3rd Class Медаль «За Бездакорную Службу» III Ступені Medal «Za Bezdakornuy Sluzhbu» III Stupeni

Commemorative Medals

Additionally the President can introduce jubilee medals (юбiлейныя мядалi) on occasions of important anniversaries observed in Belarus.

Ribbon	Name (English/Belarusian/Translit)	Creation Date	Description
	Jubilee Medal "50 Years Of Victory In The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" Юбилейная Медаль «50 Лет Победы В Великой Отечественной Войне 1941—1945 гг.» Jubilejnaja Medal «50 Let Pebedy V Velikoj Otechestvennoj Vojne 1941-1945 gg.»	1993-07-07
	"Medal Of Zhukov" Медаль «Жукова» Medal «Zhukova»	1995-05-09	This medal was created by the Commonwealth Of Independent States and was issued in all nations in the commonwealth by their own governments.
	Medal "In Memory Of The 10th Anniversary Of Withdrawal Of Soviet Forces From Afghanistan." Медаль «В память 10-Летия Вывода Советских Войск Из Афганистана» Medal «V 10-Letija Vyvoda Sovetskih Vojsk Iz Afganistana»	1999-02-05
	Medal "150 Years Of Firefighting Service Of Belarus" Медаль «150 Лет Пожарной Службе Беларуси» Medal «150 Let Pozharnoj Sluzhbe Belarusi»	2003-08-04
	Medal "60 Years Of Liberation Of The Belarusian Republic From German-Fascist Invaders." Медаль «60 Год Вызвалення Рэспублікі Беларусь Ад Нямецка-Фашысцкіх Захопнікаў» Medal «60 God Vyzvalennja Respubliki Belarus Ad Njametska-Faschystskih Zahopnikaǔ»	2004-05-28
	Medal "75 Years Of Belarusian Militia" Медаль «75 Лет Белорусской Милиции» Medal «75 Let Belorusskoj Militsii»
	Medal "80 Years Of Belarusian Militia" Медаль «80 Лет Белорусской Милиции» Medal «80 Let Belorusskoj Militsii»
	Medal "80 Years Of The Committee Of State Security Of The Republic Of Belarus" Медаль «80 Лет Комитету Государственной Безопасности Республики Беларусь» Medal «80 Let Komitetu Gosudarstvennoj»
	Medal "80 Years Of The Armed Forces Of The Republic Of Belarus" Медаль «80 Лет Вооружённых Сил Республики Беларусь» Medal «80 Let Vooruzhennyh Sil Respubliki Belarus»
	Medal "80 Years Of Border Troops Of The Republic Of Belarus" Медаль «80 Лет Пограничных Войск Республики Беларусь» Medal «80 Let Pagranichnyh Vojsk Respubliki Belarus»
	Medal "90 Years Of The Armed Forces Of The Republic Of Belarus" Медаль «90 Лет Вооружённых Сил Республики Беларусь» Medal «90 Let Vooruzhennyh Sil Respubliki Belarus»
	Medal "80 Years Of The Procuratorate Of The Republic Of Belarus" Медаль «80 Лет Прокуратуре Республики Беларусь» Medal «80 Let Prokurature Respubliki Belarus»
	Medal "100 Years Of The Train Union Movement Of Belarus" Медаль «100 Лет Профсоюзному Движению Беларуси» Medal «100 Let Profsojuznomu Dvizheniju Belarusi»
	Jubilee Medal "65 Years Of Liberation Of The Belarusian Republic From German-Fascist Invaders." Юбилейная Медаль «65 Год Вызвалення Рэспублікі Беларусь Ад Нямецка-Фашысцкіх Захопнікаў» Jubilejnaja Medal «65 God Vyzvalennja Respubliki Belarus Ad Njametska-Faschystskih Zahopnikaǔ»	2008-12-04

Honorary Titles

Honorary titles are introduced for various categories of professions and occupations. The honorary titles are accompanied by the corresponding diploma and badges.

Ribbon	Name (English/Belarusian/Translit)	Creation Date	Description
Artistic Titles
Athletic Titles
Labour Titles

Awards and decorations of the Belarusian Democratic Republic

In 1949, the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in exile under President Mikola Abramchyk has introduced a number of civic and military awards.^[1] There has been a number of decorations in the 1950s.^[1]

In 2016, the Rada of the BDR has announced plans to renew the decorations.^[2]

Other former military and state awards

Ribbon	Name	Creation Date	Description
	Cross of the Brave Krzyż Waleczności	1922	The award was created in 1920 for the soldiers and officers of the army of general Stanislau Bulak-Balakhovich, a mixed Belarusian-Russian army fighting on the side of Poland during the Polish-Bolshevik war. Bulak-Balakhovich was earlier affiliated with the Belarusian Democratic Republic and at some point declared himself leader of Belarus.

Notes

1. ^ The Order is always worn in full, the ribbon was drawn to show what it looks like.
2. ^ The ribbons are shown to denote the ribbon colour. These badges are always worn in full.

See also

• Hero of Belarus
• Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union
• Awards and decorations of the Russian Federation

References

1. 1 2 Jorš, Siarhiej (1999). "Узнагароды" [Awards]. Антысавецкія рухі ў Беларусі (1944-1956). Даведнік [Anti-Soviet movements in Belarus (1944-1956)] (in Belarusian). Minsk: Архіў Найноўшае Гісторыі. ISBN 985-6374-07-3. Retrieved 14 October 2016. 
2. ↑ "РАДА БНР АДНАЎЛЯЕ ЎЗНАГАРОДЫ – РЭЗАЛЮЦЫЯ СЭСІІ РАДЫ" [Rada of the BDR Renews Awards - Resolution of the Session of the Rada]. Official Rada of the BDR Facebook page (in Belarusian). 16 April 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016. 

External links

• Law on State Awards
• Russian site about Belarusian medals and orders

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