Orders, decorations, and medals of the Republic of China


This is a list of orders, decorations and medals of the Republic of China, usually known as Taiwan after 1949. This list is sorted in order of precedence of the highest grade of each award on a full military dress. The Honour Sabre is a special case and is listed separately under Military orders, as per its official classification by the Ministry of National Defense.

Military orders

NameGradesAwarded forInstituted
Honour Sabre of the Awakened Lion
醒獅勳刀
1 Already-highly decorated officers who are deserving of more commendation23 November 1931
Honour Sabre of the Awakened Lion
醒獅勳刀
2 Already-highly decorated officers who are deserving of more commendation23 November 1931
Honour Sabre of the Awakened Lion
醒獅勳刀
3 Already-highly decorated officers who are deserving of more commendation23 November 1931

Defunct orders

Prior to the modern system, the Republican government established numerous orders that are now defunct.

Nanjing Era

After the founding of the Republic, the Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912) in Nanjing established the following orders in 1912:
  • Order of the Nine Tripods : 9 grades, a military decoration.
  • Order of Tiger and Bear : 9 grades, a military decoration.
  • Order of the Waking Lion : 9 grades, mixed military and civilian decoration.

Beiyang Era

The Beiyang government re-established the honour system with the following orders:
Various warlords also issued their own orders and commemorative medals.