Orders, decorations, and medals of Metzetta

The current Metzettan Honours System began in 1860 with Emperor Daeku's reforms; he created The Order of The Magnolia Tree, The Order of The Sacred Lotus, the Imperial Medals of Honour, and formalised Metzetta's ancient peerage system.

Supreme Order of Taeyang
Established in 2000 by Empress Joya as the premier order of Metzetta. Only a single class exists, the Grand Cordon. It is the highest possible honour that may be conferred. Normally awarded only to reigning Emperors and to foreign monarchs as a courtesy but may also be granted to extremely important government officials, Imperial Family members, certain non-royal foreign heads of state or high-ranking military personnel in rare instances. Taeyang is the Metzettan sun deity and supposed great-grandmother of Emperor Yang-jo, legendary founder of Metzetta. This order is always conferred by the Emperor personally.

Order of The Magnolia Tree
Established in 1860 by Emperor Daeku. It is conferred in six classes; Grand Cordon, Gold Star with Rosette, Gold Star, Silver Star, Gold Rays and Silver Rays. Originally the highest order awarded, it is typically bestowed upon senior government officials, select foreign heads of government, Imperial Family members, distinguished judges and senior military personnel.

Order of The Sacred Lotus
Established in 1860 by Emperor Daeku. It is conferred in nine classes; Grand Cordon, Gold Star with Rosette, Gold Star, Silver Star, Gold Rays, Silver Rays, White Blossom, Purple Blossom and Red Blossom. The Grand Cordon of the order is typically awarded to foreign heads of government, chairpersons of prominent international organizations and leading politicians, business leaders and diplomats or ambassadors who have made "significant contributions to the friendships Metzetta enjoys abroad," to both Metzettan ambassadors abroad and foreign ambassadors to Metzetta. The second class is typically conferred upon prominent academics, politicians and military officers. The third through ninth classes are ordinarily conferred upon individuals who have made significant contributions to Metzetta in varying degrees.

Order of Riwa
Established in 1943 by Emperor Jan-Hu following the conclusion of the Second Great War. It is conferred in seven classes; Grand Cordon, Rose Class, Cherry Class, Willow Class, Birch Class, Pine Class and Oak Class. Mount Riwa is a holy site in Metzetta. The order has been awarded to civil servants for their long-term contributions. They include government and local officials, military personnel, scholars of national universities, and school teachers.

Order of Culture
Established in 1943 by Emperor Jan-Hu following the conclusion of the Second Great War, as a single-class honour, to individuals who have made significant contributions to Metzettan culture.

Order of Dalrae
Established in 2000 by Empress Joya to recognise the achievements of women. It is offered in three classes; Collar, Grand Cordon and Sword of The Empress. It is only conferred upon female recipients in light of significant achievement; both Metzettan women and foreign women are eligible.

Imperial Medals of Honour
Established in 1860 by Emperor Daeku to honour individuals who have made distinguished achievements in their respective fields of society. Medals are awarded with several ribbon colours denoting the reason for the honour; red ribbons for those who risked their lives to save others; green ribbons for morally remarkable individuals who have actively taken part in serving society; yellow ribbons for those who, through their diligence and perseverance have become public role models; violet ribbons to individuals who have contributed to academic and artistic developments, improvements and accomplishments; blue ribbons to individuals who have made prosperous efforts in the areas of public welfare and education; indigo ribbons to individuals who have made exceptionally generous financial contributions for the good of the public; and teal ribbons to individuals who have strengthened the relationship between Metzetta and foreign nations or promoted peace internationally.

Past System and History
Previously the Metzettan honours system had conferred the medal of the Order of The Bear (Classes of Full Moon, Half Moon and Crescent Moon) to military recipients and the medal of the Order of Yang-jo (Classes of Acorn, Plum and Apple) to civilian recipients; these orders were abolished when the current system was developed in 1860.