Order of Blue Sky and White Sun

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Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Order of Blue Sky and White Sun without the Grand Cordon
Type	Single-grade Grand Cordon
Awarded for	Outstanding contributions to national defense
Presented by	the Republic of China
Eligibility	Military personnel only
Status	Last awarded 2020
Established	15 May 1929
First awarded	1930
Last awarded	3 January 2020
Total	209
Total awarded posthumously	1
Total recipients	210
Ribbon of the Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of National Glory
Next (lower)	Order of Precious Tripod

The Order of Blue Sky and White Sun with Grand Cordon (Chinese:青天白日勳章 or 青天白日勛章) is the Republic of China's second highest military award. Created in 1929, it is awarded for "outstanding contributions to national security under foreign invasion" and is second only to the Order of National Glory. The name and the design come from the Blue Sky with a White Sun symbol of the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.

Unlike many other ROC medals, Order of Blue Sky and White Sun comes only as a first-class medal, without varying degrees of commendation; since 1981, it has been presented with the Grand Cordon, a very large ribbon, in this case, a white ribbon with red and blue edges. Before that, it came with a plain ribbon that is the smaller version of the modern grand cordon.