Order of Cultural Merit, Korea

Order of Cultural Merit 문화훈장
Type	Order of merit
Country	Republic of Korea
Status	Currently awarded
President	President Acting Hwang Kyo-ahn (The Prime Minister of South Korea)
Grades	Geumgwan Eungwan Bogwan Okgwan Hwagwan
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Saemaeul Service Merit
Next (lower)	Order of Sports Merit
Related	Civil Merit Medal

The Order of Cultural Merit (Hanja: 文化勳章 문화훈장) is one of the Republic of Korea's (South Korea) Orders of Merit. It is awarded to those who have rendered outstanding meritorious services in the interest of improving the national welfare.

The Order of Cultural Merit is conferred in five classes:

There are three kinds of decoration awarded by the Republic of Korea. They are Orders, Medals of Merit, and Service Medals.

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