Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa

The Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa is an order of Panama, instituted on 1 July 1941 (Ley No. 94 de 1 de julio de 1941). It is awarded for distinguished diplomatic services and contributions to international relations between Panama and other states.

Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa Orden de Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Type	Order
Country	Panama
Gran Maestre	President of Panama
Gran Canciller	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero
Next (lower)	Order of the Gray Falcon
Ribbon of the order

Cardinal Marc Ouellet wearing the sash and insignia of the order, 2012

Ranks

There are 5 ranks in the order:

• Extraordinary Grand Cross (Gran Cruz Extraordinaria)
• Grand Cross (Gran Cruz)
• Grand Officer (Gran Oficial)
• Commander (Comendador)
• Knight (Caballero)

Insignia

The ribbon is purple with a yellow central stripe.

Ribbon bars
Extraordinary Grand Cross	Grand Cross	Grand Officer	Commander	Knight

Notable recipients

• Extraordinary Grand Crosses
  • Juan Carlos I of Spain
  • Óscar Osorio
• Grand Crosses
  • Albert II, Prince of Monaco
  • Miguel Alemán Velasco
  • Henry H. Arnold
  • Cristian Barros
  • Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
  • Andrés Carrascosa Coso (2017)^[1]
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Jacques Diouf
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Felipe VI of Spain
  • Guillermo Fernández de Soto
  • William Halsey Jr.
  • Kenneth I. Juster
  • Queen Letizia of Spain
  • Marc Ouellet
  • Harry Radhakishun
  • Queen Sofía of Spain
• Grand Officers
  • Guy Harvey
  • George Joulwan
  • Ray E. Porter
  • John F. Shafroth Jr.
  • Harold C. Train
  • Ester Neira de Calvo
  • Li Ka-shing
• Commanders
  • José Arce
  • Tomasa Ester Casís^[2]
  • Hector P. Garcia
  • Allan L. Goldstein
  • Edward Hanson
  • Ernest King
  • Flor María Araúz
  • María Olimpia de Obaldía
  • Thomas W. Stukel
  • Col. William André Wedemeyer
• Knights
  • Alicia Alonso
  • Bernardo Benes
  • Ruth Fernández
  • Samuel Lewis Galindo
  • Giuseppe Macario^[3]
  • Sigfrido A. Muller Espino
  • Carlos Morales Troncoso
  • Ernest TC-Singh

References

1. "Gobierno condecora a Nuncio Apostólico Carrascosa Coso" [Government decorates Apostolic Nuncio Carrascosa Coso]. Panama 24 Horas (in Spanish). 7 December 2017.
2. Alvarado, Angela; Marco, Yolanda, eds. (1996). "Tomasita Ester Casís". Mujeres que cambiaron nuestra historia [Women Who Changed Our History]. Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (in Spanish). Panamá: Instituto de la Mujer, Universidad de Panamá. pp. 53–54. OCLC 37620299.
3. "Virgin Islands Honorary consul of Panama Giuseppe Macario". Panama Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

External links

• Medals of the World, Panama: Order of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
• , State Protocol & Ceremonial Bureau (Spanish)
• Panama Condecorations (Spanish)