National Order of Merit (Bhutan)

National Order of Bhutan
Awarded by  Bhutan
Type	Order
Awarded for	distinguished and meritorious services to the state
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	First Class Second Class Third Class
Established	2008
Precedence
Next (higher)	Royal Order of Bhutan
Next (lower)	Order of Great Victory of the Thunder Dragon
Ribbon bar of the order

The National Order of Merit was founded by King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck in 2008

Award

It is awarded as reward for distinguished and meritorious services to the state.

Ranks

It is composed of three classes :

• First Class - a chest medal in gold.
• Second Class - a chest medal in silver.
• Third Class - a chest medal in bronze.

Insignia

The badge of the medal is a medallion with right-profile image of the King, inside an eight-petals stylised flower, itself inside an eight-pointed stylised star, simply hanging from a ribbon. The whole medal is in gold, silver or bronze, according to the rank (photo).

The ribbon of the medal is dark orange with lighter orange borders

Notable Recipients

• Sonam Kinga, Actor and Researcher at the Center for Bhutan Studies [in Gold] (17 December 2014).
• Harald Nestroy, Ambassador and Chairman of the society Pro Bhutan (17 December 2015).
• Sanduk Ruit, Doctor, eye surgeon (17 December 2015).

References

• Royal Ark, Bhutanese decorations