Taraggi Medal
state award of Azerbaijan Republic
The Taraggi Medal ("Progress Medal"; Azerbaijani: "Tərəqqi" medalı) – is the state award of Azerbaijan Republic. The award was created by Heydar Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on December 6, 1993 by the Decree No. 758. Recipients of the award include Leyla Aliyeva, the daughter of Azerbaijan's ruler Ilham Aliyev and granddaughter of former ruler Heydar Aliyev.
Status
The Taraggi Medal is given to:
Citizens of Azerbaijan Republic
Foreign nationals and non-citizens of Azerbaijan Republic
People without citizenship
The medal is given to distinguished persons for the following services:
Special contributions in the sphere of industry and agriculture;
Revelation and innovatory proposals of the great importance;
Special contributions in the sphere of science, culture, literature, arts, public education and health;
Special contributions on building and reconstruction of agricultural objects;
Productive activity in development of physical culture and sport.
The medal also was given for particular merits. For example, from July 4, 2011 the medal was given to several persons in the sphere of development of Azerbaijani diaspora by Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan Republic.
The Taraggi medal is pinned to the left side of the chest and if there are other medals or orders of Azerbaijan Republic the Taraggi medal is followed Medal for Courage.
Description
The Taraggi Medal is made of brass metal in the form of oval and sharp-edged salient ornament with sizes of 51 mm along vertical line and 48 mm along horizontal line. There is a 51 mm diameter circle in the centre of the ornament framed with decorated stripe of 2,5 mm width, a stripe with curved endings on which is a relief inscription Taraggi, a bud like a branched tree against the background of the radiant Sun.
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