Orders, decorations, and medals of Namibia

The Republic of Namibia has an honours system comprising orders, medals, military decorations, and police decorations. Legislation also provides for the establishment of decorations and medals for the intelligence service,[1] the prisons service,[2] and the fire services.[3]

These honours and awards superseded those used by the then territory of South West Africa before independence in 1990.

Orders

The following orders are conferred by the President of Namibia:[4]

Medals

Namibian Defence Force

The Namibian Defence Force has the following decorations and medals:

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Namibian Police Force

The Namibian Police Force has the following decorations and medals[5]

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References

  1. Namibia Central Intelligence Service Regulations (Government Gazette 1876 (5 June 1998))
  2. Regulations for the Administration and Control of the Namibian Prisons Service (Government Gazette 2643 (8 November 2001))
  3. Local Authorities Fire Brigade Services Act 2006 (Government Gazette 3760 (29 December 2006))
  4. Proclamation No 2 of 1995 (Government Gazette 1048 (17 March 1995))
  5. Regulations relating to the award of decorations and medals to members of the Namibian Police Force (Government Gazette 2997 (20 June 2003)

See also

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