Order of Honor (Belarus)

The Order of Honor is presented in recognition of: • Achievements in manufacturing, science, public/social/cultural work, or sports • High level performance in manufacturing, agriculture, construction, communications, trade, housing, utilities services, transportation, and other industries • Notable achievement in the fields of healthcare, education, or working with youth professionally • Recognition of high labor productivity, improvement of the quality of products, or reduction of material and labor costs in product manufacturing • Introduction of new equipment, inventions, and technologies that are deemed especially valuable • Numerous and broad public and social activities • Contributions to strengthening economic, scientific, technical, cultural or other ties between Belarus and other countries ==Appearance==

The medal of the Order of Honor is eight sided, made of gold-plated silver, and is high and wide. The obverse depicts a four-pointed silver star with a relief gilded outline of the State Border of the Republic of Belarus, superimposed on the gilded rays of the sun rising over the globe. Below the star is framed by two laurel-oak branches, converging at the bottom point, intertwined on the right and left with a red-green ribbon. The reverse is plain, bearing only the award's serial number in the center. The order is attached by a ring suspension to a pentagonal ribbon drape. The ribbon is yellow with red stripes at the edges and a thin green stripe in the center. ==Notable recipients==

• Pierre Cardin, fashion designer • Borys Paton, chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine • Alexander Shilov, Russian artist • Victoria Azarenka, professional tennis player ==See also==