Order of Uatsamonga

Order of Uatsamonga
Type	Award
Awarded for	Special merits in society
Country	South Ossetia
Presented by	South Ossetia
Eligibility	Ossetian and foreign citizens
Established	2007 (2007)
Ribbon bar of the award
Precedence
Next (lower)	Order of Honor

The Order of Uatsamonga (Ossetian: Уацамонгӕ, Russian: Орден «Уацамонга», romanized: Orden "Uatsamonga") is a state award of South Ossetia.^[1] It was established in 2007.^[2][3][4] As of February 2015, it has no legislative support. In 2010, the Union of Knights of the Order was formed.^[5] The order is named for the Uatsamonga (Uacamonga), a magical cup mentioned in the Nart saga.^[6]

Many veterans of the Russo-Georgian War were awarded with the order, which afforded some veterans the highest paying pension.^[7]

Statute

The order is awarded by the President of South Ossetia for displaying heroism and performing feats during the military conflicts. In May 2012, a meeting of the Knights of the Order discussed the draft law on the status of the award, which was planned to be submitted for consideration by the government on June 10 of the same year. In particular, it was assumed that persons awarded this order will be able to count on free medical care, education, travel in public transport and the receipt or construction of real estate. The order is awarded to cities when they are awarded the title Hero City.^[8]

Since 2019, holders of the order receive monthly payments to be added to salaries and/or pensions.^[9]

Short description

The ribbon of the order consists of three equally wide alternating stripes, two red and one white, with a yellow border on the sides. The insignia looks like an eight-pointed silver star, partially covered with ruby enamel, with two gold crossed swords. On the central medallion, in a circle on white enamel, is the motto of the order and the image of a laurel branch. In the center of the medallion there is a golden relief image of a bowl.

List of recipients

Awardee		Country	Date	Place
	Hugo Chávez[10]	Venezuela	23 July 2010	Caracas
	Anatoly Bibilov	South Ossetia	2008	Tskhinvali
	Vladimir Putin[11]	Russia	2018[12]	Moscow
	Dmitry Medvedev[11] (twice)	Russia	2018, 2023	Moscow
	Valery Gergiev	Russia	2009	Moscow
	Ibrahim Gazseev	South Ossetia	2008[13]	Tskhinvali
	Vitaly Churkin	Russia	2017 (posthumous)	Moscow[14][15]
	Bashar al-Assad	Syria	2018	Damascus[16][17]
	Daniel Ortega	Nicaragua	2010[18]	Managua

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of South Ossetia

References

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2. "МВД РСО — Цхинвал вернулся к мирной жизни". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
3. "On state awards of the Republic of South Ossetia" (in Russian).
4. "Decree On Approval of the Regulations on State Awards of the Republic of South Ossetia" (in Russian).
5. Кокойты решил напоследок увековечить себя в почетной книге — Осетия Квайса
6. Батрадз и чаша нартов Уацамонга
7. "South Ossetia: Veterans entering politics". English Jamnews. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
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9. "Кавалеры ордена "Уацамонга" с 2019 года будут получать ежемесячные выплаты". Государственное информационное агентство "Рес" (in Russian). 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
10. "Venezuela estrecha relación con Abjasia y Osetia del Sur" (in Spanish). El Universo. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
11. "Putin, Medvedev receive South Ossetia's highest award". interfax.com. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
12. "Бибилов: орден Уацамонга - знак высочайшей благодарности Путину". Государственное информационное агентство "Рес" (in Russian). 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
13. "Министр обороны". Министерство обороны Республики Южная Осетия.
14. Limited, Alamy. "Stock Photo - Moscow, Russia. 14th Mar, 2017. An Uatsamonga Order posthumously awarded to Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin at the South Ossetian Embassy. Churkin died". Alamy. Retrieved 2021-05-21. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
15. "Russia's late UN ambassador awarded South Ossetia' highest state award posthumously". TASS. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
16. "Press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia | Министерство иностранных дел". www.mfa-rso.su. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
17. "Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to visit South Ossetia". OC Media. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
18. Указ Президента Республики Южная Осетия от 7 июля 2010 года «О награждении орденом „Уацамонга“ Хосе Даниэля Ортеги Сааведры» ^{[dead link‍]}