How to wear awards? Awards are an integral part of rewarding military personnel, law enforcement officials and civilians for special merits in performing military and other public services or in performing professional duties. The list of state awards in our country is approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation. When new awards appear, the statute is written in the decree. The general principle of wearing orders and medals is as follows:
Instruction manual
1
Priority of state awards of the Russian Federation over awards of the USSR. First, awards of the Russian Federation and then the USSR are located on a tunic or jacket. If there are awards of other states, then foreign orders, medals and insignia are located below the awards of the Russian Federation and the USSR.
2
All awards are worn according to their hierarchy:
The Gold Star medal is an additional insignia to the title of Hero of the USSR and the Russian Federation. It is worn on the left side of the chest over all other orders and medals. The badge of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of the 1st degree is worn on a ribbon over the right shoulder. The star of this order of I and II degree is located on the left side of the chest. to the left of the orders, below the order blocks, under the star of the Order of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called. The badge of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland Order of the II and III degree is worn on the neck ribbon, and the IV mark on the block on the left side of the chest in front of other orders and medals. If the recipient has the highest degree of the order, then the lowest degree is not worn except for those awarded for military courage.
3
This is followed by the Order of Courage. Worn on the left side of the chest. The Order of Military Merit is also worn on the left side of the chest and, in the presence of other orders, is located after the Order of Courage. Next are the Order of Honor, the Order of Friendship.
The servicemen are awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland with the image of swords. It is placed on the left side of the chest after the orders. Further, in order of hierarchy on the left side of the chest, it is appropriate to place the medal "For Courage", the medal "For the Salvation of the Dead", the Suvorov medal, the Ushakov medal, the Nesterov medal, the medal "For Distinction in the State Border Protection"
4
If several order signs are worn, they are placed next to each other and are located from the center to the left, while the lower part of orders and medals should be at the same level. Medals and orders are not customary to wear on weekdays. The awarded person is obliged to properly store the insignia, take care of their safety. All awards and insignia may not be sold, used for commercial and advertising purposes.
