Orders, decorations, and medals of Belarus

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

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

Hero of Belarus

RibbonName (English/Belarusian/Translit)Creation DateDescription
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Hero of Belarus
Герой Беларусі
Hieroj Bełarusi
1995-04-13Belarus'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.

Orders

RibbonName (English/Belarusian/Translit)Creation DateDescription
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Order fatherland1 rib.png
"Order of the Fatherland"
1st Class

Ордэн Айчыны
I Ступені

Orden Ajčyny
I Stupieni
Belarus's highest order.
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Order fatherland2 rib.png
"Order of the Fatherland"
2nd Class

Ордэн «Айчыны
II Ступені
Orden Ajčyny
II Stupieni
Bel.Ord.Otech.3.jpg

Order fatherland3 rib.png
"Order of the Fatherland"
3rd Class

Ордэн Айчыны
III Ступені

Orden Ajčyny
III Stupieni
Orden Voinskoy Slavy.jpg

Order military glory.png
"Order of Military Glory"
Ордэн Воiнскай Славы
Orden Voinskaj Słavy
April 13, 1995
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Order service to the homeland1 rib.png
Order "For Service to the Homeland"
1st Class

Ордэн «За Службу Радзiме»
I Ступені

Orden «Za Słužbu Radzimie»
I Stupieni
April 13, 1995
Za slujbu Rodine 2.jpg

Order service to the homeland2 rib.png
Order "For Service to the Homeland"
2nd Class

Ордэн «За Службу Радзiме»"
II Ступені

Orden «Za Słužbu Radzimie»
II Stupeni
April 13, 1995
Za slujbu Rodine 3.jpg

Order service to the homeland3 rib.png
Order "For Service to the Homeland"
3rd Class

Ордэн «За Службу Радзiме»"
III Ступені

Orden «Za Słužbu Radzimie»
III Stupieni
April 13, 1995
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Order "For Personal Courage"
Ордэн «За Асабiстую Мужнасць»
Orden «Za Asabistuju Mužnaść»
April 13, 1995
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Order of the Friendship of Peoples
Ордэн Дружбы Народаў
Orden Družby Narodaǔ
May 21, 2002
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"Order of Honour"
Ордэн Пашаны
Orden Pašany
April 13, 1995
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Order francysk skaryna rib.png
"Order of Francysk Skaryna"
Ордэн Францыска Скарыны
Orden Francyska Skaryny
April 13, 1995
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Order of Mother
Ордэн Мацi
Orden Maci
April 13, 1995Awarded 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

RibbonName (English/Belarusian/Translit)Creation DateDescription
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Medal "For Bravery"
Медаль «За Адвагу»
Miedal «Za Advahu»
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Medal "For Distinction In Military Service"
Медаль «За Адзнаку Ў Воiнскай Службе»
Miedal «Za Adznaku Ǔ Voinskaj Słužbie»
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Medal "For Distinction In Protecting Public Order"
Медаль «За Адзнаку Ў Ахове Грамадскага Парадку»
Miedal «Za Adznaku Ǔ Achovie Hramadskaha Paradku»
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Medal "For Distinction In Protecting The State Border"
Медаль «За Адзнаку Ў Ахове Дзяржаўнай Граніцы»
Miedal «Za Adznaku Ǔ Achovie Dziaržaǔnaj Hranicy»
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Medal "For Labour Merits"
Медаль «За Працоўныя Заслугi»
Miedal «Za Pracoǔnyja Zasłuhi»

Medal of Francis Skorina rib.png
"Medal Of Francysk Skaryna"
Медаль «Францыска Скарыны»
Miedal «Francyska Skaryny»
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Medal "For Perfect Service"
1st Class

Медаль «За Бездакорную Службу»
I Ступені

Miedal «Za Biezdakornuju Słužbu»
I Stupieni
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Medal "For Perfect Service"
2nd Class

Медаль «За Бездакорную Службу»
II Ступені

Miedal «Za Biezdakornuju Słužbu»
II Stupieni
By-longservice3.png
Medal "For Perfect Service"
3rd Class

Медаль «За Бездакорную Службу»
III Ступені

Miedal «Za Biezdakornuju Słužbu»
III Stupieni

Commemorative medals

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

RibbonName (English/Belarusian/Translit)Creation DateDescription

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Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Юбилейная Медаль «Юбілейны медаль «50 год Перамогі ў Вялікай Айчыннай вайне 1941–1945 гг.»
Jubilejny miedal «50 hod Pieramohi ŭ Vialikaj Ajčynnaj vajnie 1941–1945 hh.»
July 7, 1993

Zhukov rib.png
"Medal of Zhukov"
Медаль «Жукава»
Miedal «Žukava»
May 9, 1995This medal was created by the Commonwealth of Independent States and was issued in all nations in the commonwealth by their own governments.

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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»
February 2, 1999
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Medal "150 Years of Firefighting Service of Belarus"
Медаль «150 Лет Пожарной Службе Беларуси»
Medal «150 Let Pozharnoj Sluzhbe Belarusi»
August 4, 2003

BLR Medal '60 years of the Liberation of the Republic of Belarus from the Nazi Invaders' ribbon.svg
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»
May 28, 2004
By-70 years militia rib.png
Medal "75 Years of Belarusian Militia"
Медаль «75 Лет Белорусской Милиции»
Medal «75 Let Belorusskoj Militsii»
By-80 years militia rib.png
Medal "80 Years of Belarusian Militia"
Медаль «80 Лет Белорусской Милиции»
Medal «80 Let Belorusskoj Militsii»
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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»
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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»
80 years belarus frontier guard rib.png
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»
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Medal "80 Years of the Procuratorate of the Republic of Belarus"
Медаль «80 Лет Прокуратуре Республики Беларусь»
Medal «80 Let Prokurature Respubliki Belarus»
100 years belarus trade unions rib.png
Medal "100 Years of the Train Union Movement of Belarus"
Медаль «100 Лет Профсоюзному Движению Беларуси»
Medal «100 Let Profsojuznomu Dvizheniju Belarusi»

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Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Liberation of the Belarusian Republic from German-Fascist Invaders."
Юбилейная Медаль «65 Год Вызвалення Рэспублікі Беларусь Ад Нямецка-Фашысцк
Jubilejnaja Medal «65 God Vyzvalennja Respubliki Belarus Ad Njametska-Faschystskih Zahopnikaǔ»
December 4, 2008

Honorary Titles

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

RibbonName (English/Belarusian/Translit)Creation DateDescription
Artistic Titles
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Athletic Titles
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Labour Titles
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Awards and decorations of the Belarusian Democratic Republic

In 1949, the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in exile under President Mikoła Abramčyk 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] In 2018, the Rada has awarded 130 Belarusian activists and politicians, as well as a number of foreigners, with a newly created medal commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Belarusian Democratic Republic.

RibbonNameCreation DateDescription
Order of the Pahonia, commander cross.jpg

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Order of the Pahonia
Ордэр Пагоні
September 1, 1949The highest state award of the Belarusian Democratic Republic
Order of Iron Knight, regular cross.jpg

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Order of the Iron Knight
Ордэр Жалезнага Рыцара
September 1, 1949A military decoration for soldiers and officers
Brown, red, greenPartisan Medal
Мэдаль Партызана
September 1, 1949A medal for the members of the Belarusian anti-Soviet partisan movement
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Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal
Мэдаль да стагодзьдзя Беларускай Народнай Рэспублікі
December 24, 2018A medal "for lifelong achievements in the fulfillment of the ideals of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, including research and the popularisation of Belarus, the strengthening of and achievement of the independence of Belarus, and the struggle for freedom and democracy in Belarus."
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Military Virtue Medal
Мэдаль за баявыя заслугі
January 21, 2023A medal for bravery on the battlefield

Other former military and state awards

RibbonNameCreation DateDescription
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Krzyz Walecznosci Armii Bulak-Balachowicza BAR.svg
Cross of the Brave
Krzyż Waleczności
1922The award was created in 1920 for the soldiers and officers of the army of general Stanisłaŭ Bułak-Bałachovič, a mixed Belarusian-Russian army fighting on the side of Poland during the Polish-Bolshevik war. Bułak-Bałachovič 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.

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