National Order of Bhutan | |
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Awarded by His Majesty The King Of Bhutan | |
Type | Order |
Awarded for | distinguished and meritorious services to the state |
Status | Currently constituted |
Sovereign | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
Grades | First Class Second Class Third Class |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Royal Order of Bhutan |
Next (lower) | Order of the Beloved Son of the Dragon |
![]() Ribbon bar of the order |
The National Order of Merit was founded by King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck on 7 November 2008, as reward for distinguished and meritorious services to the state.
It is awarded as reward for distinguished and meritorious services to the state.
It is composed of three classes :
The badge of the medal is a medallion with right-profile image of the King, inside an eight-petals stylised flower, itself inside an eight-pointed stylised star, simply hanging from a ribbon. The whole medal is in gold, silver or bronze, according to the rank.
The ribbon of the medal is dark orange with lighter orange borders