Order of Merit for National Foundation

{{Short description|Award of South Korea}}

{{Infobox order

|title=Order of Merit for National Foundation

|image=Order of Merit for National Foundation for Chu Fucheng 2013-12.JPG

|caption=3rd Grade Order of Merit for National Foundation.

|awarded_by={{KOR}}

|type=Order of merit

|established=

|eligibility=

|for=Outstanding meritorious services in the interest of founding or laying a foundation for the Republic of Korea.

|status=Active

|grades= Republic of Korea Medal
Presidential Medal
Independence Medal
Patriotic Medal
National Medal

|former_grades=

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|last_induction=

|total=

|recipients=

|individual=

|higher= Grand Order of Mugunghwa

|related= {{flatlist|

• Order of Civil Merit
• Order of Military Merit
• Order of Service Merit
• Order of National Security Merit
• Order of Diplomatic Service Merit
• Order of Industrial Service Merit
• Order of Saemaeul Service Merit
• Order of Cultural Merit
• Order of Sports Merit
• Order of Science and Technology Merit

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{{Infobox Korean name|title=Korean name|

hangul=건국훈장|

hanja=建國勳章|

rr=Geonguk Hunjang|

mr=Kŏn'guk Hunjang}}

The Order of Merit for National Foundation ({{Korean|hangul=건국훈장}}) is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea for "outstanding meritorious services in the interest of founding or laying a foundation for the Republic of Korea."{{Cite act|title=Awards and Decorations Act|number=11690|date=March 23, 2013| (amended)|url=https://elaw.klri.re.kr/eng_service/lawView.do?hseq=28003&lang=ENG}}(in English and Korean) Korea Legislation Research Institute. Retrieved 2018-02-14. The Order was originally established under a slightly different name 건국공로훈장 (建國功勞勳章) by Presidential Decree #82, on Apr. 27, 1949, and is the oldest Order of the Republic of Korea. On January 16, 1967, there were major changes made to the Order of National Foundation under Presidential Decree #2929. The name of the Order was shortened from 건국공로훈장 (建國功勞勳章) to 건국훈장 (建國勳章), and all three classes got new names and designs.{{cite web |url=https://koreanmedals.com/ |title=Home |website=koreanmedals.com}}