Orders, decorations, and medals of Croatia

The system of honours of the

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was established after the independence of Croatia in 1991. There are nineteen main decorations conferred since 2019, in addition to several other medals and awards. The

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confers decoration and awards of the Republic of Croatia on their own initiative or at the suggestion of the State Commission for Decorations and Awards. Decorations and awards can be conferred on Croatian or foreign nationals, legal entities as well as units of the

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and the

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''Velered'' - ''Red'' - ''Spomenica''

The orders, decorations, and medals authorized under the law instituted in 1995 are listed below in their order of precedence. Some orders were instituted in 1992. *

Grand Order of King Tomislav The Grand Order of King Tomislav ( hr, Velered kralja Tomislava), or officially the Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Great Morning Star (''Velered kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom''), is the highest state order of Croatia. It ...

(''Velered kralja Tomislava'') *

Grand Order of Queen Jelena The Grand Order of Queen Jelena ( hr, Velered kraljice Jelene), or more fully the Grand Order of Queen Jelena with Sash and Morning Star (''Velered kraljice Jelene s lentom i Danicom''), is an order of the Republic of Croatia. It was established ...

(''Velered kraljice Jelene'') *

Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV The Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV ( hr, Velered kralja Petra Krešimira IV.), or more fully the Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV with sash and Morning Star (''Velered kralja Petra Krešimira IV. s lentom i Danicom''), is an order of ...

(''Velered kralja Petra Krešimira IV.'') * Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir (''Velered kralja Dmitra Zvonimira'') * Grand Order of Franjo Tuđman (''Velered Franje Tuđmana'') *

Order of Duke Trpimir The Order of Duke Trpimir ( hr, Red kneza Trpimira), or more fully the Order of Duke Trpimir with Neck Badge and Morning Star (''Red kneza Trpimira s ogrlicom i Danicom''), is an order of the Republic of Croatia. It ranks sixth in the Croatian or ...

(''Red kneza Trpimira'') *

Order of Duke Branimir The Order of Duke Branimir ( hr, Red kneza Branimira) is the 7th most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on April 1, 1995. The medal is awarded for excellence in promoting Croatia in international relations ...

(''Red kneza Branimira'') * Order of Duke Domagoj (''Red kneza Domagoja'') * Order of Nikola Šubić Zrinski (''Red Nikole Šubića Zrinskog'') * Order of Ban Jelačić (''Red bana Jelačića'') *

Order of Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan The Order of Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan ( hr, Red Petra Zrinskog i Frana Krste Frankopana) is the 11th most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on 1 April 1995. The medal is awarded with two version ...

(''Red Petra Zrinskog i Frana Krste Frankopana'') *

Order of Ante Starčević The Order of Ante Starčević ( hr, Red Ante Starčevića) is a Croatian national decoration which ranks twelfth in importance. The order was formed on 10 March 1995. The Order of Ante Starčević is granted to Croatians and foreigners for their ...

(''Red Ante Starčevića'') *

Order of Stjepan Radić The Order of Stjepan Radić ( hr, Red Stjepana Radića) is a Croatian national decoration which ranks thirteenth in importance. The order was formed on 1 April 1995. The Order of Stjepan Radić is granted to Croatians and foreigners for services ...

(''Red Stjepana Radića'') *

Order of Danica Hrvatska The Order of Danica Hrvatska ( hr, Red Danice hrvatske; lit. "Order of the Croatian Morning Star") is the fourteenth most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on 1 April 1995. The medal is awarded for different pu ...

(''Red Danice hrvatske''), with several variants *

Order of the Croatian Cross Order of the Croatian Cross ( hr, Red hrvatskog križa) is the 15th important medal given by Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on April 1, 1995. Overview The Order of the Croatian Cross is awarded to Croatian and foreign nationals who ...

(''Red hrvatskog križa'') *

Order of the Croatian Trefoil The Order of the Croatian Trefoil ( hr, Red hrvatskog trolista) is the sixteenth most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on 1 April 1995. The medal is awarded for excellence in war, direct war danger or in extr ...

(''Red hrvatskog trolista'') *

Order of the Croatian Interlace The Order of the Croatian Interlace or Order of the Early Croatian three-strand pattern ( hr, Red hrvatskog pletera) is the seventeenth most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , imag ...

(''Red hrvatskog pletera'') *

Commemorative Medal of the Homeland War The Homeland War Memorial ( hr, Spomenica Domovinskog rata) is a Croatian state medal awarded to both Croatian and foreign citizens who participated in the nation's Croatian War of Independence as a volunteer, part of the Croatian Army and Croat ...

(''Spomenica Domovinskog rata'') *

Commemorative Medal of the Homeland's Gratitude Homeland's Gratitude Medal ( hr, Spomenica domovinske zahvalnosti) is the 19th most important medal in the Croatian honours system. The Homeland's Gratitude Medal has four classes, each for the length of service of 5, 10, 15, and 20 or more yea ...

(''Spomenica domovinske zahvalnosti'') Orders and decorations are for merit in establishing, maintaining and promoting an autonomous, independent and sovereign Republic of Croatia, merit in the realization of the Croatian nation-building idea and the development and construction of the Republic of Croatia, and for exceptional courage and heroism in war, in immediate war danger or in special peacetime circumstances.

''Državna nagrada''

Croatia also awards the Croatian State Award ( hr, Državna nagrada) each year to Croatian citizens who have excelled in a specific field.

''Medalja''

In addition to the orders and decorations above, Croatia has also established various medals for long service, etc., as well as a series of commemorative medals for the military campaigns in 1995. Among these are: *

Medal for Participation in Operation Flash The Medal for Participation in Operation Flash ( hr, Medalja za sudjelovanje u operaciji "Bljesak") is a medal awarded by the Republic of Croatia for participation in Operation Flash Operation Flash ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Operacija Blje ...

(''Medalja za sudjelovanje u operaciji "Bljesak"'') *

Medal for Participation in Operation Summer '95 The Medal for Participation in Operation Summer '95 ( hr, Medalja Ljeto '95) is a medal awarded by the Republic of Croatia for participation in Operation Summer '95 Operation Summer '95 ( hr, Operacija Ljeto '95) was a joint military offen ...

(''Medalja za sudjelovanje u operaciji "Ljeto '95"'') *

Medal for Participation in Operation Storm The Medal for Participation in Operation Storm ( hr, Medalja Oluja) is a medal awarded by the Republic of Croatia for participation in Operation Storm }) was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and a major factor in the ...

(''Medalja za sudjelovanje u operaciji "Oluja"'') * Medal for Exceptional Undertakings in Maintaining the Constitutional and Legal Order of the Republic of Croatia and Protecting Citizens' Lives and Property. Medals are awarded "to members of the active and reserve components of the armed and police forces of the Republic of Croatia for participation in certain military-police operations and to individuals for exceptional undertakings."

Government awards

State ministries grant or sponsor various other top-level annual awards: *

Vladimir Nazor Award The Vladimir Nazor Award ( hr, Nagrada Vladimir Nazor) is a Croatian prize for arts and culture established in 1959 and awarded every year by the Ministry of Culture. Named after the writer Vladimir Nazor (1876–1949), the prize is awarded to C ...

- Awarded for achievements in literature, music, film, applied art, theater art, architecture and urbanism. *Ivo Horvat Award - Awarded for work in conservation. *

Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport ( hr, Državna nagrada za šport "Franjo Bučar") is the highest recognition that Republic of Croatia gives for extraordinary achievements and contributions of remarkable meaning for the development of sport in Cr ...

References

External links

* ''Hrvatska Odlikovanja'', Narodne Novine, Zagreb 1996. {{Croatia topics, state=collapsed