Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea)

This article is about the South Korean order. For the Japanese order, see Order of Culture.
Order of Cultural Merit
Awarded by  South Korea
TypeOrder of merit
Awarded forOutstanding meritorious services in the fields of culture and art in the interest of promoting the national culture and national development.
StatusActive
GradesGeumgwan
Eungwan
Bogwan
Okgwan
Hwagwan
Precedence
Next (higher)Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Related


Korean name
Hangul
문화훈장
Hanja
文化勳章
Revised RomanizationMunhwa Hunjang
McCune–ReischauerMunhwa Hunjang

The Order of Cultural Merit (Korean: 문화훈장) is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea for "outstanding meritorious services in the fields of culture and art in the interest of promoting the national culture and national development."[1]

Grades

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The Order of Cultural Merit is conferred in five grades.[2]

Grade Name Ribbon
1st Geumgwan (금관)
2nd Eungwan (은관)
3rd Bogwan (보관)
4th Okgwan (옥관)
5th Hwagwan (화관)

Recipients

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Geumgwan (Gold Crown), 1st Class

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Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class

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Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class

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Okgwan (Jeweled Crown), 4th Class

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Hwagwan (Flower Crown), 5th Class

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Class unknown

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Notes

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  1. ^ In addition to the group, each member received the award individually.[42]

References

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  8. ^ a b c d e f Im, Eun-byel (October 28, 2021). "'Minari' star Youn Yuh-jung to receive highest order of cultural merit". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
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  11. ^ Cheon, Seol-hwa (December 21, 2023). 조수미, 신곡 'Love Love' 뮤직비디오 공개 [Jo Sumi reveals music video for her new song "Love Love"]. Star Daily News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
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  19. ^ 소설가 조정래·화가 김구림 '은관 문화훈장'. KBS News (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  20. ^ a b c d "Veteran entertainers win cultural order". The Korea Herald. November 10, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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  25. ^ '책의 날' 출판 유공자 시상식… 류제동 교문사 대표 '은관문화훈장'. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 8 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
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  27. ^ 책의 날, 한철희 ㈜돌베개 대표이사 은관문화훈장 수훈 [Dolbegae CEO Han Cheol-hee, recipient of Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit on Book Day]. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (in Korean). October 7, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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Bibliography

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  • Korean Overseas Information Service. (1997) A Handbook of Korea, 6th edition. Seoul, Korea: Seoul International Publishing House. OCLC 16013390
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