Orders and Medals
of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Page updated: Sep. 27, 2004




 
 
 
 

Order of Kim Il Sung (1972)
 
 
 
 

Hero of DPRK Gold Star Medal (1950)

Hero of Labor of DPRK Gold Star Medal (1951)
 
 
 
 

Order of the National Flag - 1st Class (1948)

Freedom and Independence Order - 1st Class (1950)

Order of Admiral Li Sun Sin - 1st Class (1950)

DPRK Foundation 20th Anniversary Commemorative Order (1968)

Order of Military Service Honor - 1st Class
 
 
 
 

Korean People's Army Foundation Commemorative Order (20th Anniversary) (1968)

Korean People's Army 60th Anniversary Commemorative Order (1992)

Order of the 40th Anniversary of Fatherland Liberation (1985)

Order of Labor (1951)

Order of the National Flag - 2nd Class (1948)
 
 
 
 

Commemorative Service Order

Order of the Three Great Revolutions (1986)

Freedom and Independence Order - 2nd Class (1950)

Order of Admiral Li Sun Sin - 2nd Class (1950)

Order of Military Service Honor - 2nd Class (1950)
 
 
 
 

Soldier's Honor Order - 1st Class (1950)

Order of the National Flag - 3rd Class (1948)

Order of Military Service Honor - 3rd Class

Soldier's Honor Order - 2nd Class (1950)

5th of March Commemorative Order
 
 
 
 

Capital City Construction Commemorative Order (1992)

Coal Mine Industry Order of Honor - 1st Class (1973)

Coal Mine Industry Order of Honor - 1st Class (1973)

Coal Mine Industry Order of Honor - 1st Class (1973)

Marine Industry Order of Honor (3 classes) (1986)
 
 
 
 

Railroad Service Order of Honor - 1st Class (1988)

Railroad Service Order of Honor - 2nd Class (1988)

Railroad Service Order of Honor - 3rd Class (1988)

Honorable Service Medal - old

Honorable Service Medal - 1st Class
 
 
 
 

Honorable Service Medal - 2nd Class

Social Patriot Medal (2 classes)

Military Merit Medal (1949)

DPRK Foundation Anniversary Medal (1983)

Fatherland Liberation Commemorative Medal (1985)
 
 
 
 

Fatherland Liberation Fighters Medal (1948)

Korean Liberation Commemorative Medal Victory over Japan Medal (1948)

Fatherland Liberation War Commemorative Medal (1953)

Fatherland Liberation War Participation Medal (1953)

Meritorious Service Medal (1949)
 
 
 
 

Agricultural Meritorious Service Medal (1974)

KPA 60th Anniversary Commemorative Medal (1985)

Capital City Construction Commemorative Medal (1992)

Medal for Building Kun Gang Dam



Decorations Awarded Only to Foreigners


 
 
 
 

Order of Friendship - 1st Class (1985)

Order of Friendship - 2nd Class (1985)

Medal of Friendship (1985)

Notes:
1) Most DPRK orders are stars without ribbons worn on either left or right side of chest; multiple awards of orders and medals (except commemorative ones) are possible.
2) Precedence of DPRK decorations above was determined partly on the basis of known regulations, partly of existing photos of KPA soldiers.


© Lukasz Gaszewski 2000, 2004