Heroic Exemplar Medal

The Heroic Model Medal is a medal awarded to military personnel by the People’s Republic of China and is the second-level award in China’s current military honors system. It is awarded to active-duty personnel of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and the People’s Armed Police Force, as well as reservists who have taken part in combat or provided support to the front. Its predecessors were the Heroic Model Medal, established in 1979, and the Heroic Model Order, established in a revised form in 2010.