Papua New Guinea honours system

The Papua New Guinean honours system is the main system of honouring citizens of Papua New Guinea for their services to the country; it consists of three Orders and several medals. After independence, Papua New Guinea used the Imperial honours system, however, in recognition of the nation's 30th anniversary, a new awards system was adopted. The official announcement of its creation was made by Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare on 12 November 2004 and the first investitures were performed by the Princess Royal in early October 2005.[1] The Imperial honours system is still in use as well, however, and the King issues a Papua New Guinean List as part of every Birthday and New Year Honours List.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Farewell, princess". Post-Courier Online. 30 September 2005. Archived from the original on 13 February 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  2. ^ "IMPERIAL HONOURS SYSTEM TO STAY". Official Website of the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. 22 December 2004. Archived from the original on 18 March 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  3. ^ "The Order of PNG". Governor General of Papua New Guinea. Archived from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

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