Order of Trujillo

Order of Trujillo (Orden de Trujillo)

Ribbon bar of the order
Awarded by President of the Dominican Republic
Country Dominican Republic
Type seven grade order
Eligibility military or civilian
Awarded for distinguished service to the Dominican Republic
Statistics
Established 13 June 1938
Last awarded 6 December 1961
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella

The Order of Trujillo (Orden de Trujillo) was the second principal order of the Dominican Republic, after the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella. It was established on 13 June 1938 in honour of the then-President Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo. The Head of State conferred the order both to civilians and members of the military for distinguished services, regardless of Dominican Republic citizenship.

Division of the Order

The order was divided in seven grades:

References


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