Orders, decorations, and medals of Cuba

The orders, decorations, and medals of Cuba are orders and medals awarded for exemplary service to the nation of Cuba. The current decoration system has 2 honorary titles, 22 orders, 49 medals, and 35 distinctions.^[1]

Honorary titles

Award	Name (English/Spanish)	Date of creation	Award criteria
	Hero of the Republic of Cuba Héroe de la República de Cuba	10 December 1979	"Awarded to members of the Armed Forces and to any Cuban citizen or from friendly countries, for extraordinary merits and feats carried out in the defense of the homeland and the conquests of the Revolution or for exceptional contributions to the cause of socialism and in the stuggle against imperialism."
	Hero of Labour of the Republic of Cuba Héroe del Trabajo de la República de Cuba	10 December 1979	"Awarded to Cuban and foreign citizens in recognition of extraordinary merits achieved in productive labour or in struggles for conquests and in defense of the achievements and interests of the working class, as well as for consistent practice and valuable contributions to proletarian internationalism."

Orders

Name (English/Spanish)	Date of creation	Award criteria
Order of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes [es] Orden Carlos Manuel de Céspedes	18 April 1926
Order of Carlos J. Finlay Orden Carlos J. Finlay	21 January 1928 (established) 10 December 1979 (ratified)	"Awarded to Cuban and foreign citizens in recognition of extraordinary merits and valuable contributions to the development of natural or social sciences, scientific or research activities that have contributed exceptionally to the progress of science and for the benefit of humanity, and especially to the preservation and improvement of the health and welfare of the people."
Order of Playa Girón Orden Playa Girón	1961
Order of José Martí Orden José Martí	1972
Order of Cienfuegos Orden Cienfuegos	1979

Medals

Civil medals

Award	Name (English/Spanish)	Date of creation	Award criteria
	Medal of Friendship Medalla de la Amistad

Military medals

Award	Name (English/Spanish)	Date of creation	Award criteria
	50th Anniversary Commemorative Medal of 26 July [es] Medalla Conmemorativa 50 Aniversario del 26 de Julio	2003
	20th Anniversary Commemorative Medal of the Revolutionary Armed Forces [es] Medalla Conmemorativa XX Aniversario de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias	23 November 1976

Historic

Award	Name (English/Spanish)	Date of creation	Last awarded
	Inter-Allied Victory Medal [nl] Medalla de la Victoria	10 June 1922
	Order of Naval Merit

References

^ "Condecoraciones otorgadas por el Estado Cubano". Presidencia y Gobierno de la República de Cuba (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[presidencia-1] "Condecoraciones otorgadas por el Estado Cubano". Presidencia y Gobierno de la República de Cuba (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

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