Order of the Palgwae 팔괘장
Type	Dynastic order
Awarded for	Merit
Presented by	the Korean Empire
Eligibility	Military or civil officials, Korean and foreign, with rank/status determining which grade one received
Status	Obsolete
Established	April, 1898 (in Korea)
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Taegeuk
Next (lower)	Order of the Purple Hawk

Order of the Palgwae was an order of chivalry of the Korean Empire that was given to military personnels and officials. It was established on 16 April 1898.^[1] The order was divided into eight classes.

Form

Order of the Palgwae had eight gwaes in the middle. For 1st classes, it had daesu. Width of the daesu was about 11.4 cm. 2nd class, it had medal with the daesu. Medal's perimeter was about 9 cm. Perimeter of 3rd class was about 5.4cm. 3rd class and 4th class was the same but the shape of ring was different. 5th class was same as 4th class but, the perimeter was 4.5cm. 6th to 8th class was the same as 5th class but they were made of silver.^[2]

Like Order of the Taegeuk, 1st Class of the order is either Badge (with Daesu) or Medal. Daesu was worn from the right shoulder to the left flank and medal was worn in left breast. 2nd Class of the order is either Badge (with Daesu) or Necklet. Daesu was worn from the right shoulder to the left flank and necklet was worn on neck. 3rd Class was necklet and worn on neck. Lastly, 4th to 8th class were decorations and was worn in left breast.^[3]

Notable recipients

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