Order of Saemaeul Service Merit

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|title=Order of Saemaeul Service Merit
새마을훈장

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|type=Order of merit

|date=1970

|country=Republic of Korea

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|head_title=President

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|grades= Jarip Medal
Jajo Medal
Hyeopdong Medal
Geunmyeon Medal
Noryeok Medal

|head= President Acting Hwang Kyo-ahn
(The Prime Minister of South Korea) On March 10, 2016, the Constitutional Court of Korea lost its position as President Park Geun-hye's impeachment decision. Currently, the prime minister Hwang Kyo-ahn administration is in charge of the administration until the election of the president.

|status=Currently awarded

| higher= Order of Industrial Service Merit

| lower= Order of Cultural Merit

|related=Saemaeul Service Medal

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The Order of Saemaeul Service Merit (Hangul: 새마을훈장, Hanja: 새마을勳章) is an order of merit of South Korea (the Republic of Korea). It is presented to individuals who contributed to the social development of the country through the New Community Movement.

Grades

The Order of Saemaeul Service Merit is divided into five classes. The grades are as follows:{{cite web|script-title=ko:정부포상안내|url=https://www.sanghun.go.kr/pt/information/posangInfo.do|publisher=Ministry of Security and Public Administration|accessdate=6 September 2014|language=Korean}}

Jarip Medal: 자립장 (自立章)
Jajo Medal: 자조장 (自助章)
Hyeopdong Medal: 협동장 (協同章)
Geunmyeon Medal: 근면장 (勤勉章)
Noryeok Medal: 노력장 (努力章)

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|colspan=5 align="center"|Ribbons of the order

width=20% valign=top align=center|File:ROK Order of Saemaeul Service Merit (1st Class) Jarip Medal.pngJarip Medal

|width=20% valign=top align=center|File:ROK Order of Saemaeul Service Merit (2nd Class) Jajo Medal.pngJajo Medal

|width=20% valign=top align=center|File:ROK Order of Saemaeul Service Merit (3rd Class) Hyeopdong Medal.pngHyeopdong Medal

|width=20% valign=top align=center|File:ROK Order of Saemaeul Service Merit (4th Class) Geunmyeon Medal.pngGeunmyeon Medal

|width=20% valign=top align=center|File:ROK Order of Saemaeul Service Merit (5th Class) Noryeok Medal.pngNoryeok Medal

Notable recipients

Kim Yong-ki

References

External links

{{cite web|title=Images of the grades of the Order of Saemaeul Service Merit|url=https://www.sanghun.go.kr/sps/images/m_img_032_1.jpg|publisher=Ministry of Security and Public Administration|accessdate=6 September 2014}}

Saemaeul Service Merit