Orders, decorations, and medals of the Republic of China
This is a list of orders, decorations and medals of the Republic of China, usually known as Taiwan after 1949. This list is sorted in order of precedence of the highest grade of each award on a full military dress. The Honour Sabre is a special case and is listed separately under Military orders, as per its official classification by the Ministry of National Defense.
Military orders
| Name | Grades | Awarded for | Instituted |
醒獅勳刀 | 1 | Already-highly decorated officers who are deserving of more commendation | 23 November 1931 |
醒獅勳刀 | 2 | Already-highly decorated officers who are deserving of more commendation | 23 November 1931 |
醒獅勳刀 | 3 | Already-highly decorated officers who are deserving of more commendation | 23 November 1931 |
Military medals
General Armed Forces medals
Army medals
Navy medals
Air Force medals
Victory medals
Commemorative and Service awards
Civilian orders
Defunct orders
Prior to the modern system, the Republican government established numerous orders that are now defunct.Nanjing Era
After the founding of the Republic, the Nanjing Provisional Government established the following orders in 1912:- Order of the Nine Tripods : 9 grades, a military decoration.
- Order of Tiger and Bear : 9 grades, a military decoration.
- Order of the Waking Lion : 9 grades, mixed military and civilian decoration.
Beiyang Era
- The Grand Order : for ceremonial use by the Head of State.
- Badge of Mongolian, Hui and Tibetan Nobility : 5 grades, awarded to lords of Mongolia, Xinjiang and Tibet who bore Qing dynasty princely and ducal titles. The grades of this order correspond to Qing's princely ranks.
- Order of Rank and Merit : 5 grades, highest general decoration.
- Order of Precious Brilliant Golden Grain : 5 grades and 6 classes, awarded only to high-level officials.
- Order of the Golden Grain : 9 grades, civilian decoration.
- Order of the White Eagle : 9 grades.
- Order of the Striped Tiger : 9 grades, military decoration.
- Order of Cloud and Crane
- Order of the Golden Lion
- Order of the Nebula
- Order of the Begonia
- Medal of Compassion : awarded to women in charitable works.