Order of Loyalty and Valour

Order of Loyalty and Valour is a military award of the Republic of China. It was created on 23 September 1944 for outstanding command in battle.

History

The Order of Loyalty and Valor is awarded for great courage while wounded. According to Robert Werlich, it is the only decoration awarded under this specific condition. The Order has one class.
In 2016, the Legislative Yuan decided that there had not been enough recent conflict to justify the awarding of this medal to personnel for bravery, so the regulations regarded the awarding thereof were changed to allow those "...who, in order to protect the people, are loyal to their duties, and automatically perform extraordinary heroic acts, are qualified to be honorable."

Characteristics

The badge's emblem is a gold and silver star with multiple rays. The central medallion is white and depicts a highly stylized horse and rider; the rider holds a golden sword and a shield of red, white, and blue. The background of the horse and rider is in red enamel. The ribbon is light blue with narrow red and yellow stripes towards one edge and narrow yellow and red stripes towards the other edge.