Order of the Sacred Tripod | |
Presenter: | President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Awarded For: | Significant contributions to national security |
Status: | Currently awarded |
Established: | 15 May 1929 |
Higher: | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
Lower: | Order of Loyalty and Valour |
The Order of the Sacred Tripod (Chinese: 寶鼎勳章), also referred to as the Order of the Precious Tripod or Pao Ting, is a military award of the Republic of China. It was created on 15 May 1929 by Chiang Kai-shek for significant contributions to national security. The order is organized into nine grades. The central design of the order's insignia is an image of a tripod surrounded by golden rays. The symbolism of this is that as the tripod is considered a national treasure, so too is the recipient of the order.[1]
The order is divided into nine grades, they are as follows:[1] [2]
Grade | Name | Grade | Ribbon | |
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1st | Order of the Sacred Tripod | with Special Grand Cordon[3] | ||
2nd | with Grand Cordon[4] | |||
3rd | with Red Grand Cordon | |||
4th | with Special Cravat[5] | align=center | ||
5th | with Cravat | align=center | ||
6th | with Special Rosette | align=center | ||
7th | with Rosette | align=center | ||
8th | with Special Ribbon | align=center | ||
9th | with Ribbon | align=center |