Order of the Quetzal

Order of the Quetzal Orden del Quetzal
The star and the cordon of the order (Grand Cross Rank)
Awarded by  Guatemala
Type	Order
Awarded for	artistic, civic, humanitarian, or scientific merit
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	President of Guatemala
Grades	Chain Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight
Statistics
Established	1936
Ribbon bar for Grand Cross Ribbon bar for Grand Officer Ribbon bar for Commander Ribbon bar for Officer Ribbon bar for Knight

The Order of the Quetzal (Spanish: Orden del Quetzal) is Guatemala’s highest honor.

Established in 1936, it is bestowed by the Government of Guatemala. The award acknowledges officials of nations, organizations and other entities whose artistic, civic, humanitarian, or scientific works merit special recognition.

The badge is a ten-pointed cross with five branches and a medallion representing the coat of arms of Guatemala. The branches are light blue with a wide dark blue border. On the white ring is inscribed "AL MERITO GUATEMALA". The ribbon is light blue with thin white borders.