• National Order of Vietnam^[1]

  Grand Cross

  Grand Officer

  Commander

  Officer

  Knight

Military awards are worn in the following order:^[2]

•   Military Merit Medal
• Distinguished Service Order

  Army First Class

  Army Second Class

  Air Force First Class

  Air Force Second Class

  Navy First Class

  Navy Second Class

• Meritorious Service Medal

  Army Meritorious Service Medal

  Air Force Meritorious Service Medal

  Navy Meritorious Service Medal

•   Special Service Medal
• Gallantry Cross

  Gallantry Cross with Palm (cited at the Armed Forces level)

   Gallantry Cross with Gold Star (cited at the Corps level)

   Gallantry Cross with Silver Star (cited at the Division level)

   Gallantry Cross with Bronze Star (cited at the Regiment or Brigade level)

  Gallantry Cross Unit Award

• Air Gallantry Cross

  Gold Wing Ribbon

  Silver Wing Ribbon

  Bronze Wing Ribbon

• Navy Gallantry Cross

  Gold Anchor Ribbon

  Silver Anchor Ribbon

  Bronze Anchor Ribbon

•   Hazardous Service Medal
•   Life Saving Medal
•   Loyalty Medal
•   Wound Medal
• Armed Forces Honor Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Leadership Medal

  Armed Forces level

  Corps level

  Division level

  Brigade level

  Regiment level

  Battalion level

  Company level

• Staff Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Technical Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Training Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Civil Actions Medal

  First class

  Second class

  Unit Citation

• Good Conduct Medal

  First class

  Second class

  Third class

  Fourth class

  Fifth class

•   Vietnam Campaign Medal
• Military Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

  Third class

  Fourth class

  Fifth class

• Air Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

  Third class

  Honor class

• Navy Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

  Third class

  Honor class

•   Medal for Campaigns Outside the Frontier
•   Air Force Northern Expeditionary Medal

Civilian awards are worn in the following order:^[3]

• Kim Khanh Decoration

  Exceptional class

  First class

  Second class

  Third class

• Chuong My Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Administrative Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Dedicated Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Justice Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Cultural and Educational Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Public Health Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Social Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Economic Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Finance Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Psychological Warfare Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Agricultural Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Public Works, Communication and Transportation Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Labor Medal

  First class

  Second class

  Third class

•   Rural Revolutionary Development Medal
• Ethnic Development Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Veterans Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Police Merit Medal

  First class

  Second class

  Third class

  Unit Citation

• Police Honor Medal

  First class

  Second class

  Third class

  Unit Citation

• People's Self-Defense Medal

  First class

  Second class

• Youth and Sports Service Medal

  First class

  Second class

•   Hamlet Common Defense Medal

These awards are not listed in the order of precedence for military or civilian awards:

•   Unity Medal
•   Medal of Sacrifice
•   Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation

Many of the South Vietnamese military awards and decorations were awarded to members of foreign military forces fighting with and advising the South Vietnamese military. Some civilian awards were also presented, but their acceptance and wear was limited by the recipients' governments.^[4]