Orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia are both military and civilian awards for service and personal contributions to the Republic of Indonesia. According to the Constitution of Indonesia, Chapter III Article 15: "The President grants titles, decorations and other honors as regulated by Law".
Refer to Law no. 20/2009, there are three types of awards; the title of National Hero of Indonesia, Mark of Service (Tanda Jasa) and Mark of Prestige (Tanda Kehormatan). Mark of Service consist of Medali (pentagon-shaped decoration medal), while Mark of Prestige consists of Stars of the Republic of Indonesia (star-shaped decoration medal), Satyalancana (round-shaped decoration medal), and Samkaryanugraha (distinction trophy).
All of the awards and decorations of the Republic of Indonesia are awarded to individuals of Indonesian citizenship and may be awarded to foreign nationals, except for the Samkaryanugraha which is awarded to institutions or organizations. Names of the awards and decorations incorporated abundant sanskrit words, as usually employed by the government in many other awards and names of institutions.
National Hero of Indonesia
National Hero of Indonesia (Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia) is the highest-level title awarded in Indonesia. It is posthumously given by the Government of Indonesia for actions which are deemed to be heroic, defined as "actual deeds which can be remembered and exemplified for all time by other citizens" or "extraordinary service furthering the interests of the state and people".
Mark of Service
Medali
Medali is a state award given by the President to someone who is meritorious and has extraordinary achievements in developing and advancing a particular field that is of great benefit to the nation and state.
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