Not to be confused with Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il badges.
Order of Kim Il Sung
2012 revision of the order
Type
Order
Awarded for
Outstanding services to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and communism
Country
North Korea
Presented by
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Status
Active
Established
20 March 1972 (1972-03-20)
First awarded
Kim Jong Il
Total
More than 600
Ribbon of the Order of Kim Il Sung
Precedence
Next (higher)
Hero of Labour
Equivalent
Order of Kim Jong Il
Next (lower)
Order of the National Flag
Order of Kim Il Sung
Hangul
김일성훈장
Hanja
金日成勳章
Revised Romanization
Gim Ilseong hunjang
McCune–Reischauer
Kim Ilsŏng hunjang
The Order of Kim Il Sung (Korean: 김일성훈장) is the highest order of North Korea, along with the Order of Kim Jong Il, and only second to one honorary title, the Hero of Labour.
The order, named after the country's first leader Kim Il Sung, was instituted in 1972 during a reform of the North Korean honors system. Its history is not fully known, but the order was initially round, being changed to a five-pointed star design later, and the picture of Kim Il Sung updated in 2012.
Recipients can be individuals or organizations, who have contributed to the cause of communism. It is traditionally awarded on 15 April, the Day of the Sun, the birthday of Kim Il Sung. Relatively few are awarded, totaling at least 600, to highlight the high symbolic status of the order. Recipients include Kim Jong Il, who received it four times. He was supposed to be the recipient of the first award in 1972, but according to North Korean sources, he initially refused.
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