August 1 Medal

{{for|the earlier Chinese order|August 1 Medal (1955)}}

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{{Infobox award

| name = August 1 Medal
八一勋章

| image = Order of August the First at PRC70 Exhibition (20191203164657).jpg

| image_size = 200px

| presenter =

| eligibility = Military personnel of China

| caption = August 1 Medal

| country = {{PRC}}

| type = Military awards and decorations

| awarded_for = "Military personnel who have meritorious service in upholding sovereignty, security and development interests of the state, and promoting the modernization of national defense and the armed forces"

| status = Active

| established = 12 June 2017

| firstawarded = 28 July 2017

| lastawarded = 27 July 2022

| total_recipients = 13

| higher = Medal of the Republic

| lower = Order of Heroic Exemplar

| image2 = 60px

| caption2 = Ribbon of the Medal

| same = July 1 Medal

}}

{{Infobox Chinese

| s = 八一勋章

| t = 八一勳章

| p = Bāyī Xūnzhāng

}}

The August 1 Medal is the highest honorary medal bestowed on military personnel by the People's Republic of China.{{Cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/2017-06/12/c_1121128933.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618012652/http://news.xinhuanet.com/2017-06/12/c_1121128933.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2017|title=经中央军委主席习近平批准 我军新设立"八一勋章"并组织首次评选|date=2017-06-12|newspaper=新华网}} The bestowal is decided by the Central Military Commission and presented by the Chairman of the Central Military Commission.{{Cite web |title=习近平向"八一勋章"获得者颁授勋章和证书 向获得荣誉称号的单位颁授奖旗_滚动新闻_中国政府网 |url=https://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2017-07/28/content_5214187.htm |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=gov.cn}} According to law, this medal is awarded to "military personnel who have made great contributions and established outstanding meritorious service in safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and promoting the modernization of national defense and the military, and have had a profound impact on the country and the entire military." It is awarded every five years.{{Cite web |title=经中央军委主席习近平批准 中央军委将评选颁授"八一勋章" 中央军委办公厅印发通知部署提名工作-新华网 |url=http://www.news.cn/politics/leaders/2022-03/29/c_1128514052.htm |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=news.cn}}