title: Orders, decorations, and medals of Andorra
text: # Orders, decorations, and medals of Andorra
  
  The Principality of Andorra's honours system started developing very recently and it is still in development.
  
  ## History
  
  The Principality of Andorra started development of an honours system in 2007, through the Consolidation Decree 12-09-2007 and the implementation Ministerial Decree 07-12-2007, with the creation of the Order of Charlemagne amongst the Charlemagne Prizes.
  
  With the following years, the Andorran honours system was expanded in 2011 by the Inter-Parish Commission with the creation of the medals and awards for the City Guards of the country, adopted by Decree by all the Parishes.
  
  This system, with many mistakes committed during its application, was reformed by the Andorran phalerist Adrià Espineta Arias through a technical report that was implemented in 2015 and changed the protocol and designs of most of the awards. Consequently, during late 2015 and early 2016, the reviewed and adapted Decrees were approved by all Parishes implementing the reforms and producing the first award ceremony in May 2016.
  
  On the other hand, since 2013 the Andorran Fire Brigade is currently awarding a 25 years of Service Medal which remains unregulated.
  
  ## Order of precedence
  
  ### Orders
  
  * Order of Charlemagne
  
  ### Medals and decorations
  
  * City Guards Cross of Professional Merit
  * City Guards Medal for 25 years of Service
  * City Guards Medal for 20 years of Service
  * City Guards Medal for 15 years of Service
  * Medal for 25 years of Service in Canillo
  * Medal for 25 years of Service in Encamp
  * Medal for 25 years of Service in Ordino
  * Medal for 25 years of Service in La Massana
  * Medal for 25 years of Service in Andorra la Vella
  * Medal for 25 years of Service in Sant Julià de Lòria
  * Medal for 25 years of Service in Escaldes-Engordany
  * Medal for 25 years of Service at the Fire Brigade of the Principality of Andorra
  