The Order of Honour (Russian: орден Почёта, romanized: orden Pochyota) is a state order of the Russian Federation established by Presidential Decree No. 442 of March 2, 1994[1] to recognise high achievements in government, economic, scientific, sociocultural, public, sport and charitable activities. Its statute was amended by decree No. 19 of January 6, 1999[2] and more lately by decree No. 1099 of January 7, 2010[3] which defined its present status.
| Order of Honour (орден Почёта) | |
|---|---|
Order of Honour
| |
| Type | Single grade order |
| Awarded for | High achievements in government, economic, scientific, sociocultural, public, sport and charitable activities |
| Presented by | the Russian Federation |
| Eligibility | Russian and foreign citizens |
| Status | Active |
| Established | March 2, 1994 |
Ribbon of the Order of Honour
| |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Naval Merit |
| Next (lower) | Order of Friendship |
The award is the successor of the Soviet Order of the Badge of Honour (renamed Order of Honour in 1988).
The Order of Honour is awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation:[1]
The Order may also be conferred on foreign citizens who have performed outstanding service to improve bilateral relations with Russia.[4]
The Order of Honour is worn on the left side of the chest and when in the presence of other medals and orders of the Russian Federation, is situated immediately after the Order "For Naval Merit".[5]
The Order is struck from silver and covered with enamels, it is shaped as a 42 mm in diameter octagonal cross enamelled in blue on its obverse except for a 2 mm wide band along its entire outer edge which remains bare silver. The obverse bears a white enamelled central medallion bordered by a silver laurel wreath, the medallion bears the silver state symbol of the Russian Federation. On the otherwise plain reverse, two rivets and the award serial number at the bottom.[3]
The Order of Honour is suspended by a ring through the badge's suspension loop to a standard Russian pentagonal mount covered by a 24 mm wide overlapping blue silk moiré ribbon with a 2.5 mm wide white stripe situated 5 mm from the ribbon's right edge.[3]
The individuals below are recipients of the Order of Honour".[6]
{{cite web}}: External link in |title={{cite web}}: External link in |title={{cite web}}: External link in |title={{cite web}}: External link in |title={{cite web}}: External link in |title=