Orders, decorations, and medals of Belarus

Awards and decorations of Belarus are governed by the Law of the Republic of Belarus on State Awards of 18 May 2004.

The highest award is the title of the Hero of Belarus. The law also specifies orders, medals and honorary titles of Belarus.

Hero of Belarus

Ribbon	Name (English/Belarusian/Translit)	Creation Date	Description
	Hero of Belarus Герой Беларусі Hieroj Bełarusi	1995-04-13	Belarus's highest award. Awarded for extreme acts of bravery or unwavering commitment and service benefiting the Republic of Belarus. Unlike the previous Hero of the Soviet Union title, this title can only be awarded to a recipient once.

Orders

Ribbon	Name (English/Belarusian/Translit)	Creation Date	Description
	"Order of the Fatherland" 1st Class Ордэн Айчыны I Ступені Orden Ajčyny I Stupieni		Belarus's highest order.
	"Order of the Fatherland" 2nd Class Ордэн Айчыны II Ступені Orden Ajčyny II Stupieni
	"Order of the Fatherland" 3rd Class Ордэн Айчыны III Ступені Orden Ajčyny III Stupieni
	"Order of Military Glory" Ордэн Воiнскай Славы Orden Voinskaj Słavy	April 13, 1995
	Order "For Service to the Motherland" 1st Class Ордэн «За Службу Радзiме» I Ступені Orden «Za Słužbu Radzimie» I Stupieni	April 13, 1995
	Order "For Service to the Motherland" 2nd Class Ордэн «За Службу Радзiме»" II Ступені Orden «Za Słužbu Radzimie» II Stupeni	April 13, 1995
	Order "For Service to the Motherland" 3rd Class Ордэн «За Службу Радзiме»" III Ступені Orden «Za Słužbu Radzimie» III Stupieni	April 13, 1995
	Order "For Personal Courage" Ордэн «За Асабiстую Мужнасць» Orden «Za Asabistuju Mužnaść»	April 13, 1995
	Order of the Friendship of Peoples Ордэн Дружбы Народаў Orden Družby Narodaǔ	May 21, 2002
	"Order of Honour" Ордэн Пашаны Orden Pašany	April 13, 1995
	"Order of Francysk Skaryna" Ордэн Францыска Скарыны Orden Francyska Skaryny	April 13, 1995
	Order of Mother Ордэн Мацi Orden Maci	April 13, 1995	Awarded to women who give birth to and raise five children. The awarding is made when a fifth child is one year old and in the presence of other living children of this mother. Children also taken into account: Adopted children as defined by legislation; Dead or missing in the defence of the Fatherland and its state interests and the performance of civic duty to save human life, the rule of law and order, or died as a result of injury or disease, or due to employment injury or occupational disease.

Medals

Ribbon	Name (English/Belarusian/Translit)	Creation Date	Description
	Medal "For Bravery" Медаль «За Адвагу» Miedal «Za Advahu»
	Medal "For Distinction In Military Service" Медаль «За Адзнаку Ў Воiнскай Службе» Miedal «Za Adznaku Ǔ Voinskaj Słužbie»
	Medal "For Distinction In Protecting Public Order" Медаль «За Адзнаку Ў Ахове Грамадскага Парадку» Miedal «Za Adznaku Ǔ Achovie Hramadskaha Paradku»
	Medal "For Distinction In Protecting The State Border" Медаль «За Адзнаку Ў Ахове Дзяржаўнай Граніцы» Miedal «Za Adznaku Ǔ Achovie Dziaržaǔnaj Hranicy»
	Medal "For Labour Merits" Медаль «За Працоўныя Заслугi» Miedal «Za Pracoǔnyja Zasłuhi»
	"Medal Of Francysk Skaryna" Медаль «Францыска Скарыны» Miedal «Francyska Skaryny»
	Medal "For Perfect Service" 1st Class Медаль «За Бездакорную Службу» I Ступені Miedal «Za Biezdakornuju Słužbu» I Stupieni
	Medal "For Perfect Service" 2nd Class Медаль «За Бездакорную Службу» II Ступені Miedal «Za Biezdakornuju Słužbu» II Stupieni
	Medal "For Perfect Service" 3rd Class Медаль «За Бездакорную Службу» III Ступені Miedal «Za Biezdakornuju Słužbu» III Stupieni

Commemorative medals

Additionally the President can introduce jubilee medals (юбiлейныя мядалi) on occasions of important anniversaries observed in Belarus.

Ribbon	Name (English/Belarusian/Translit)	Creation Date	Description
	Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Юбилейная Медаль «Юбілейны медаль «50 год Перамогі ў Вялікай Айчыннай вайне 1941–1945 гг.» Jubilejny miedal «50 hod Pieramohi ŭ Vialikaj Ajčynnaj vajnie 1941–1945 hh.»	July 7, 1993
	"Medal of Zhukov" Медаль «Жукава» Miedal «Žukava»	May 9, 1995	This medal was created by the Commonwealth of Independent States and was issued in all nations in the commonwealth by their own governments.
	Medal "In Memory of the 10th Anniversary of Withdrawal of Soviet Forces from Afghanistan." Медаль «В память 10-Летия Вывода Советских Войск Из Афганистана» Medal «V 10-Letija Vyvoda Sovetskih Vojsk Iz Afganistana»	February 2, 1999
	Medal "150 Years of Firefighting Service of Belarus" Медаль «150 Лет Пожарной Службе Беларуси» Medal «150 Let Pozharnoj Sluzhbe Belarusi»	August 4, 2003
	Medal "60 Years Of Liberation Of The Belarusian Republic From German-Fascist Invaders." Медаль «60 Год Вызвалення Рэспублікі Беларусь Ад Нямецка-Фашысцкіх Захопнікаў» Medal «60 God Vyzvalennja Respubliki Belarus Ad Njametska-Faschystskih Zahopnikaǔ»	May 28, 2004
	Medal "75 Years of Belarusian Militia" Медаль «75 Лет Белорусской Милиции» Medal «75 Let Belorusskoj Militsii»
	Medal "80 Years of Belarusian Militia" Медаль «80 Лет Белорусской Милиции» Medal «80 Let Belorusskoj Militsii»
	Medal "80 Years of the Committee of State Security of the Republic of Belarus" Медаль «80 Лет Комитету Государственной Безопасности Республики Беларусь» Medal «80 Let Komitetu Gosudarstvennoj»
	Medal "80 Years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus" Медаль «80 Лет Вооружённых Сил Республики Беларусь» Medal «80 Let Vooruzhennyh Sil Respubliki Belarus»
	Medal "80 Years of Border Troops of the Republic of Belarus" Медаль «80 Лет Пограничных Войск Республики Беларусь» Medal «80 Let Pagranichnyh Vojsk Respubliki Belarus»
	Medal "90 Years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus" Медаль «90 Лет Вооружённых Сил Республики Беларусь» Medal «90 Let Vooruzhennyh Sil Respubliki Belarus»
	Medal "80 Years of the Procuratorate of the Republic of Belarus" Медаль «80 Лет Прокуратуре Республики Беларусь» Medal «80 Let Prokurature Respubliki Belarus»
	Medal "100 Years of the Train Union Movement of Belarus" Медаль «100 Лет Профсоюзному Движению Беларуси» Medal «100 Let Profsojuznomu Dvizheniju Belarusi»
	Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Liberation of the Belarusian Republic from German-Fascist Invaders." Юбилейная Медаль «65 Год Вызвалення Рэспублікі Беларусь Ад Нямецка-Фашысцкіх Захопнікаў» Jubilejnaja Medal «65 God Vyzvalennja Respubliki Belarus Ad Njametska-Faschystskih Zahopnikaǔ»	December 4, 2008

Honorary Titles

Honorary titles are introduced for various categories of professions and occupations. The honorary titles are accompanied by the corresponding diploma and badges.

Ribbon	Name (English/Belarusian/Translit)	Creation Date	Description
Artistic Titles
Athletic Titles
Labour Titles

Awards and decorations of the Belarusian Democratic Republic

In 1949, the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in exile under President Mikoła Abramčyk has introduced a number of civic and military awards.^[1] There has been a number of decorations in the 1950s.^[1]

In 2016, the Rada of the BDR has announced plans to renew the decorations.^[2] In 2018, the Rada has awarded 130 Belarusian activists and politicians, as well as a number of foreigners, with a newly created medal commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Belarusian Democratic Republic.

Ribbon	Name	Creation Date	Description
	Order of the Pahonia Ордэр Пагоні	September 1, 1949	The highest state award of the Belarusian Democratic Republic
	Order of the Iron Knight Ордэр Жалезнага Рыцара	September 1, 1949	A military decoration for soldiers and officers
Brown, red, green	Partisan Medal Мэдаль Партызана	September 1, 1949	A medal for the members of the Belarusian anti-Soviet partisan movement
	Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal Мэдаль да стагодзьдзя Беларускай Народнай Рэспублікі	December 24, 2018	A medal "for lifelong achievements in the fulfillment of the ideals of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, including research and the popularisation of Belarus, the strengthening of and achievement of the independence of Belarus, and the struggle for freedom and democracy in Belarus."
	Military Virtue Medal Мэдаль за баявыя заслугі	January 21, 2023	A medal for bravery on the battlefield

Other former military and state awards

Ribbon	Name	Creation Date	Description
	Cross of the Brave Krzyż Waleczności	1922	The award was created in 1920 for the soldiers and officers of the army of general Stanisłaŭ Bułak-Bałachovič, a mixed Belarusian-Russian army fighting on the side of Poland during the Polish-Bolshevik war. Bułak-Bałachovič was earlier affiliated with the Belarusian Democratic Republic and at some point declared himself leader of Belarus.

Notes

^ The Order is always worn in full, the ribbon was drawn to show what it looks like.
^ The ribbons are shown to denote the ribbon colour. These badges are always worn in full.

References

^ ^a ^b Jorš, Siarhiej (1999). "Узнагароды" [Awards]. Антысавецкія рухі ў Беларусі (1944–1956). Даведнік [Anti-Soviet movements in Belarus (1944–1956)] (in Belarusian). Minsk: Архіў Найноўшае Гісторыі. ISBN 985-6374-07-3. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
^ "РАДА БНР АДНАЎЛЯЕ ЎЗНАГАРОДЫ – РЭЗАЛЮЦЫЯ СЭСІІ РАДЫ" [Rada of the BDR Renews Awards – Resolution of the Session of the Rada]. Official Rada of the BDR Facebook page (in Belarusian). 16 April 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

External links

[slounik-1] Jorš, Siarhiej (1999). "Узнагароды" [Awards]. Антысавецкія рухі ў Беларусі (1944–1956). Даведнік [Anti-Soviet movements in Belarus (1944–1956)] (in Belarusian). Minsk: Архіў Найноўшае Гісторыі. ISBN 985-6374-07-3. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

[2] "РАДА БНР АДНАЎЛЯЕ ЎЗНАГАРОДЫ – РЭЗАЛЮЦЫЯ СЭСІІ РАДЫ" [Rada of the BDR Renews Awards – Resolution of the Session of the Rada]. Official Rada of the BDR Facebook page (in Belarusian). 16 April 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

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