The Royal Order of the Yugoslav Crown was instituted by

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Alexander I of Yugoslavia Alexander I ( sr-Cyrl, Александар I Карађорђевић, Aleksandar I Karađorđević, ) ( – 9 October 1934), also known as Alexander the Unifier, was the prince regent of the Kingdom of Serbia from 1914 and later the King of Yu ...

on 5 April 1930, to commemorate his changing of the name of the

Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 ...

to the

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. It continues as a

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, with appointments currently made by Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia.

History

King Alexander ascended the Throne in 1921. During a political crisis in 1929 the strong separatist movements within the country forced the King to temporarily suspend the

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to declare a dictatorship and to place greater emphasis on national unity, which resulted in the name of the country to

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

. The order was awarded to Yugoslavian citizens who enhanced national unity or for merit towards the Crown or State in public service, as well as to the foreign nationals who had assisted the country. The Order of the Yugoslav Crown was senior to

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Description

Insignia of the Order were made by the French firm Artis Bertrand and Swiss firm Huguenin. The Order of Yugoslav Crown five degrees' insignia are suspended from a ribbon of dark blue moire. The center of the cross contains the image of the Yugoslav royal crown and is part of the decoration of all degrees of the order. On the reverse side of the insignia is engraved the date "3-X-1929 and the royal monogram "A" (for 3 October 1929 and Alexander). The First and Second classes of the order also wear the star of the Order on the left side of his chest. The third, fourth, and fifth classes only wear the insignia of the Order. The First class of the order is worn on a blue moire riband over his right shoulder. The Second and Third class of the Order worn on a blue moire neck ribbon. The Fourth and Fifth class of the Order worn on a triangular blue moire ribbon on the left breast.

Recipients

* Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia * Prince Paul of Yugoslavia * Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia * Peter II of Yugoslavia * Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia * Petar Bojović (1930) *

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* Viktor Alexander * Artur Phleps in

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(1933) *

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before

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(1939) *

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before World War II (1939) * Louis Cukela (1888–1956) * Dominik Mandić *

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* Geoffrey Fisher

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Order Of The Yugoslav Crown Yugoslav Crown, Order of the The Yugoslav Crown, Order of the Awards established in 1930 Awards disestablished in 1945 1930 establishments in Yugoslavia