Order of Independence

Independence Order Huân chương Độc lập
Awarded by the Government of Vietnam
Type	Single-grade order
Eligibility	Vietnamese civilians, military personnel, and organization. Foreigners.
Awarded for	conferred or posthumously conferred on individuals who have recorded exceptionally outstanding achievements in one of the political, economic, social, literature, art, scientific, technological, defense, security, diplomatic or other domains.
Status	Currently awarded
Statistics
Established	6 June 1947
Precedence
Next (higher)	Ho Chi Minh Order
Next (lower)	Military Exploit Order

Order of Independence (or Independence Order) (Vietnamese: Huân chương Độc lập) shall be conferred or posthumously conferred on individuals who have recorded exceptionally outstanding achievements in one of the political, economic, social, literature, art, scientific, technological, defense, security, diplomatic or other domains.

Independence Order shall be conferred on collectives which satisfy the following criteria:

...
Wikipedia