Order of Development explained

Order of Development
Type:	3 grades order
Eligibility:	Laos and foreign
Awarded For:	exceptional contributions to the development of Lao PDR
Status:	Active
Established:	22 June 1995
Higher:	Order of Friendship
Related:	Order of Civic Merit of Laos

The Order of Development is a high honor for the merit in the development of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

The order is awarded by H.E. The President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.The order was established in 1995. There are three classes to be awarded merit class. The award is reserved for those who have made exceptional contributions to the development of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. This medal and its insignia were presented in Prime Minister's speech No. 57/Nor. Yor., on June 22.^[1]

Design

It is a pointed round chest emblem, gilt with enamel, 30mm wide (as shown), with hanging ribbon.

• The obverse: sharply pointed star with seven smaller points between each arm, with central disc with development scenes and below it a half cogwheel with the name of the medal in Laotian inscription Lao text (lian-sai pad-ta-nah).
• The reverse side is plain. The ribbon: in a pentagonal suspension, a blue ribbon 25 mm with red edges 7 mm, without class change. The service bar goes by class (see below).

It was decided to change the arrangement of the ribbon bar with this medal from the previous standard - so the 1st class has one stripe, the 2nd class has two stripes, the 3rd class has three strips, unlike the original design and other Laotian PDR medals.^[2]

Grades

First class: The design is a gold medal and a gold star. The ribbon is a service rod (25 mm), blue with one red stripe.

Second class: The design is a gold medal and silver star. The ribbon is a service rod (25 mm), blue with one red stripe.

Third class: The design is a silver medal and gold star. The ribbon is a service rod (25 mm), blue with one red stripe.

Recipients

Year appointed	Class	Name
2019	Order First Class	Dr. Rikhi Thakral^[3]
2020	Order Second Class	Dr. Pia Rebello Britto^[4]

External links

• Les Compagnons de la Libération - Croix et Attributs ", de Cyrille CARDONA, édité par la SAMOL, 2022,
• Indochina Medals, THE ORDERS AND MEDALS OF LAOS
• Medals of the World, Laos
• Medals book of Laos

Notes and References

1. [Guy Stair Sainty]
2. Sylvester, J. The Orders and Medals of Cambodia and Laos, 1986: pp. 5-8.
3. http://insewafoundation.org/media-news/laos-media/development-medal-first-class-conferred-upon-dr-rikhi-thakral/ Order of Development Medal First Class Laos conferred upon Dr. Rikhi Thakral
4. https://kpl.gov.la/EN/detail.aspx?id=55524 Ms Inlavanh Keobounphan (R) presents the medal to UNICEF Representative Pia Rebello Britto