Orders, decorations, and medals of Ghana

Immediately following independence, three orders were introduced in Ghana: Order of the Star of Ghana, Order of the Volta, and Ghana Service Order. These were instituted in 1960 as a replacement for the British honours system that was conferred under the Gold Coast and the Dominion of Ghana. The first National Honours and Awards ceremony under the new system was administered by Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah. President Nkrumah planned to introduce two more orders in 1962: the Order of the Black Star and the Most Exalted Order of African Redemption. These efforts appear to have never come to fruition. After the military coup d'état of 1966, the Government of Ghana reverted to three State Honors and sought to remove all vestiges of the Nkrumah administration.

President John Kufuor added a controversial Grand Order of the Star and Eagles of Ghana in June 2008, thereby increasing the number of State Honors to four.

State Honors

Order of the Star of Ghana

ribbon bar

The ribbon is 35 mm wide with three equal stripes of red, yellow, and green.

Order of the Volta

ribbon bar

Ribbon: navy blue with red borders and a central black stripe.

Medal for Gallantry

Ribbon: central navy blue, with towards the border, a thin red stripe and a broad yellow stripe border.

Grand Medal

Other Orders

There are Orders within Ghana also awarded by traditional, constitutionally recognized, subnational Kingdoms.[citation needed]

Kingdom of Godenu

Kingdom of Gbi Hohoe-Ahado

Kingdom of Ashanti Akyem Hwidiem

Kingdom of New Sawereso-Seinuah

Kingdom of Abura Papagya

Service Awards

Grand Medal for Gallantry
Republic Day Medal (type II)
Revolution Day Medal - 24 February 1966
Gallantry Cross
Police Cross
Prison Cross
Distinguished Service Order (Military, Police, Prisons)
June 4 Revolution Day Medal
United Nations Peacekeeping Medal - Congo
United Nations Peacekeeping Medal - Middle East
31 December Revolution Medal
ECOMOG Medal
Military Cross
Distinguished Service Cross
Flying Cross
Good Conduct Medal
Military Medal
Mention in Dispatches
Long Service and Efficiency Medal
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Efficiency Medal

See also

References

  1. ↑ Today, Ghana (2023-03-16). "National Honours and Awards - GhanaToday". Retrieved 2024-04-13.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ Ghana Gazette no. 55, Honours Warrant. Accra, Ghana: Government of Ghana (published 1962). 18 September 1962. p. 801.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ↑ Ghana Gazette no 16. Accra Ghana: Government of Ghana (published 1968). 23 February 1968. p. 131.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ↑ Executive Instrument 43, National Honours Instrument 2008. Accra Ghana: Presidency of Ghana (published 30 June 2008). 2008.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ↑ Ghana Gazette no. 1. Accra, Ghana: Government of Ghana. 1 July 1960. pp. 5 to 8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ↑ "Honours". Stooldom of New Sawereso-Seinuah. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Royal Order of the Golden Leopard". royalgoldenleopard.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "History". Royal House of New Sawereso-Seinnuah. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Royal Order of Kwakyen Ababio – Kingdom of Papagya".
  10. ↑ jdasare4214 (13 July 2024). "Command and Staff Instructions and Procedures Volume 3 DGPA". [Scribd]. Retrieved 15 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ Jomo, Abdullah (21 June 2023). "ORDERS DECORATIONS AND MEDALS OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA: STATE HONOURS!". Facebook Post. Retrieved 15 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)