Decoration Honor of Naval Merit Commander Peter Campbell


The Decoration Honor of Naval Merit Commander Peter Campbell is an Uruguayan military decoration awarded by the President of Uruguay to civilians, military officers, military units or to institutions, Uruguayan or foreign, as a recognition of the relevant services or works performed to the Uruguayan Navy. This decoration was named after Peter Campbell, an Irish naval officer who became the first commander of the Naval forces created by José Artigas.

Eligibility and appointment

This decoration is awarded to military officers and civilians, Uruguayan or foreign, as a recognition to the fulfillment of relevant services or personal works provided to the Uruguayan Navy. Can also be awarded with the decoration military units and public or private institutions, national or foreign, whose relevance make them worthy of this recognition.
The award is presented by the President of the Republic at the proposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.
Since 2018, whoever is designated by the Executive branch as Commander-in-Chief of the Navy will be automatically receive this decoration in the rank of Great Medal, in recognition o their relevant performance in the practice of the military profession.

Ranks

This decoration has two ranks:
  1. Grand Medal. Granted to officers of the Armed Forces in the case of military personnel; for national and foreign authorities in the case of civilians; for military units, public or private institutions, national or foreign.
  2. Medal. For officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces in the case of military personnel; for national and foreign authorities and persons in the scientific, cultural, artistic and commercial fields in the case of civilians; for military units, public or private institutions, national or foreign.

Appearance

This award consists of medal, ribbon, bar, button and miniature.

Medal

On its obvers it has an eight-ray sun in gold or golden metal for Grand Medal rank or in silver or silver metal for Medal rank, framed by two branches joined at their base with a ribbon, and in the center lies the coat of arms of the Navy with a diameter of 35 millimeters.
On the backside, with a plain background, it bears the inscription "HONOR AL MÉRITO NAVAL COMANDANTE PEDRO CAMPBELL" written as a circle, and in the lower side is the text "REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY" and in the upper side the name of the honoree is engraved.

Ribbon

The ribbon is 35 millimeters wide and 45 of height, flanked by a 2-millimeter red stripe on each side, followed inside by a 2-millimeter white stripe each side and a marine blue stripe in its center.

Bar

The bar is made of metal of 35 millimeters of width and 10 millimeters of height, covered by the same pattern of the medal's ribbon, on which is the coat of arms of the Navy in gold or golden metal for Grand Medal and in silver or silver metal for Medal rank.

Button

The button depicts the coat of arms of the Navy with 10 millimeters in diameter on a 15-millimeter by 3-millimeter bar in gold or golden metal for Grand Medal and in silver or silver metal for Medal class.

Miniature

It is a version of reduced size of the medal with the same features, but with a diameter of 17 millimeters and a ribbion of 17 millimeters. For Grand Medal is minted in gold or golden metal while for Medal category is minted in silver or silver metal.