Order of Fatherland

{{Infobox military award

|name=Order of Otan
Отан орден

|image=Order of Otan.jpg

|presenter= Republic of Kazakhstan

|type=Order

|awarded_for=Outstanding service to the Republic of Kazakhstan

|established=1993

|higher= Hero of Labour of Kazakhstan

|lower= Order of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

|image2=OrdenOtan.gif

|caption2=Ribbon bar of the Order

}}

The Order of Otan (Kazakh: Отан ордені, trans. Otan ordeni, Order of the Fatherland) is one of the highest orders of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The order is usually awarded to citizens for the following, but there have been several notable non-citizen recipients.{{cite web|url=http://egov.kz/wps/portal/Content?contentPath=/egovcontent/bus_int_property/culture_/article/nagrada_rk&lang=en|title=Awards and orders of the Republic of Kazakhstan|publisher=Electronic government of the Republic of Kazakhstan|accessdate=22 January 2018}}

  • Outstanding achievements in public and social activities
  • Development of economy, social sphere, science and culture
  • State, law enforcement and military service
  • Development of democracy and social progress

A commemorative 50 tenge coin featuring the medallion of the award on the reverse side was issued in 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalbank.kz/?&switch=kazakh|title=Қазақстан Республикасы Ұлттық Банкінің ресми интернет-ресурсы|website=nationalbank.kz|language=kk|access-date=2018-01-22}}

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Notable recipients

See also

References