Orders, decorations, and medals of Guyana

The Orders, decorations, and medals of Guyana were established after Guyana gained independence from the United Kingdom. In 1970 Guyana became a Republic and established its first two national awards under the Constitution of the Orders of Guyana. In 1976, the Constitution of the Orders of Guyana was amended to add a third national award.

The first appointments to the Orders of Guyana came in 1970 and were presented through 2002. After a period of several years the first new appointments were made in 2011. New appointments are made on the Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Guyana, by the President of Guyana, acting in his capacity as the Chancellor of the Orders of Guyana.

The Order of Excellence of Guyana (O.E.) is the highest national award of Guyana. Sir David Rose, Governor General of Guyana was amongst the awardees Established in 1970 under the Constitution of the Orders of Guyana it is limited to twenty five living citizens of Guyana.

The Order of Roraima of Guyana (O.R.) is the second highest National Award of Guyana, and is limited to only thirty five living Guyanese recipients. Established in 1976, it awarded to any citizen of Guyana who has given outstanding service to the nation. Citizen of foreign nations who are deemed eligible may be honoured as honorary members of the order.

The Order of Service of Guyana is the third ranking order of Guyana. It consists of six awards that are divided into general awards and special awards. Citizens of foreign countries may be presented with an Honorary Award under the Order of Service of Guyana for acts of service or exceptional achievements which benefit Guyana. If a recipient is presented with a higher award within the order they a to return the insignia of the lower award and only wear the insignia and ribbon of the higher award. Recipients only use the postnomial of the highest award after their name.

The Cacique's Crown of Honour (C.C.H.) is the second highest award in the Order of Service of Guyana. It is limited to fifty citizens of Guyana. It may be awarded to any citizen of Guyana who has "rendered service of an exceptionally high quality beyond the normal call of duty in the public service, social and voluntary services, industry or trade unions, or in any other area of public service, or achieved excellence of national or international standing and recognition in the arts, professions, sciences or sport or in any other area of activity." It may also be awarded to institutions, organisations, corporations or a group of people who have made substantial contributions to the national economy, for achievements of a significant advance resulting in increased efficiency, for applying technology to production or development process in industry, or other significant achievements and contributions to national development. The president awarded the Cacique Crown of Honour to ten citizens in 1970 and two citizens every year, after that, as long as the vacancy exists.

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