The Creu de Sant Jordi (, in

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' St George's Cross') is one of the highest civil distinctions awarded in

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(Spain), surpassed only in protocol by the Gold Medal of the Generalitat de Catalunya. It was established by the Generalitat de Catalunya autonomous government by virtue of the ''Decret 457/1981 de 18 de desembre'' in 1981.Normativa: DECRET 457/1981, de 18 de desembre, creant la Creu de Sant Jordi de la Generalitat de Catalunya; DECRET 182/1994, de 14 de juny, pel qual es modifica el Decret 457/1981, de 18 de desembre, creant la Creu de Sant Jordi de la Generalitat de Catalunya The medal was designed by goldsmith Joaquim Capdevila.

Recipients

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* List of awardees in the Balearic Islands

References

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