It is conferred for accomplishment and outstanding support in the fields of education, arts, science, literacy, or social works.

[1] The Order of Monisaraphon (or Muni Isvarabarna): founded by King Sisowath of Cambodia on 1 February 1905 (first statutes issued 18 April 1905) and awarded in a single class limited to Cambodians, French protected subjects and other Asians.

Awarded for services in the fields of literature and the fine arts, education, justice, administration, and science.

After the Khmer Rouge period, the order was reinstituted by King Norodom Sihanouk by Royal Decree No.1095/01 on 5 October 1995.

[2][3] The five classes of appointment to the Order are, in descending order of precedence: The golden badge consists of a wreath of palm leaves and (left) and laurel leaves (right) with berries, with enclosed in the center a fan in front of two smaller sprays holding a goblet on which rests the closed book of a scholar.