Colonel William A. Phillips

The Order of the Sacred Tripod (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]

Grades

The order is divided into nine grades, they are as follows:[1][2]

Grade Name Grade Ribbon
1st Order of the Sacred Tripod with Special Grand Cordon[3]
2nd with Grand Cordon[4]
3rd with Red Grand Cordon[4]
4th with Special Cravat[5]
5th with Cravat[5]
6th with Special Rosette[5]
7th with Rosette[5]
8th with Special Ribbon[5]
9th with Ribbon[5]

Notable recipients

References

  1. ^ a b "Decorations of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Military Orders". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ Robertson, Megan (17 July 2004). "Taiwan: The Order of The Precious Tripod". Medals of the World. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  3. ^ "依依據陸海空軍勳賞條例規定之勳章-一等寶鼎勳章". Ministry of National Defense R.O.C. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b "依據陸海空軍勳賞條例規定之勳章-二等-三等寶鼎勳章". Ministry of National Defense R.O.C. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "依據陸海空軍勳賞條例規定之勳章-四等-九等寶鼎勳章". Ministry of National Defense R.O.C. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. ^ 酬庸蒲賴德協防功績 總統昨頒贈勳章 並設晚宴款待中美首長作陪 殷格索今接任美七艦隊司令 [The President awarded medal to Pride for his effort on defense affairs, and host a dinner for Sino-American chiefs. Ingersoll succeed as Commander, 7th Fleet] (in Traditional Chinese). China Times. 14 December 1955. p. 1.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Sacred_Tripod