Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa

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

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.

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
  • 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
  • Queen Sofía of Spain
• Grand Officers
  • Guy Harvey
  • George Joulwan
  • Ray E. Porter
  • Harold C. Train
• Commanders
  • José Arce
  • Hector P. Garcia
  • Ernest King
  • Flor María Araúz
  • María Olimpia de Obaldía
  • Thomas W. Stukel
• Knights
  • Alicia Alonso
  • Bernardo Benes
  • Ruth Fernández
  • Samuel Lewis Galindo
  • Sigfrido A. Muller Espino
  • Carlos Morales Troncoso
  • Ernest TC-Singh

References

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