Order of Merit for National Foundation

Order of Merit for National Foundation
Hangul	건국훈장
Hanja	建國勳章
Revised Romanization	Geon-guk Hunjang
McCune–Reischauer	Kŏn'guk Hunchang

The Order of Merit for National Foundation is an Order of Republic of Korea. It is typically reserved for those who contributed to the founding of the modern Republic of Korea.

It is awarded in five grades:

The order was established in 1962, under the military rule of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction. By 2005 about 8,000 people had received the Order. Many of its recipients have only been awarded the Order posthumously, often because they died before it was established; these include Kim Gu and An Junggeun.

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