Grand Order of King Tomislav

Grand Order of King Tomislav
with Sash and Great Morning Star
Grand Order of King Tomislav; with Sash and Great Morning Star
	Grand Order of King Tomislav; (top: Grand Order medal with sash; bottom: Great Morning Star (Velika Danica) medal; left: Grand Order ribbon; right: smaller decorative version)
Type	Civil decoration
Eligibility	Heads of state
Status	Currently awarded
Established	15 March 1995
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Next (lower)	Grand Order of Queen Jelena

The Grand Order of King Tomislav (Croatian: Velered kralja Tomislava), or more fully 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 the Republic of Croatia. It is usually given to top foreign officials for their contribution to the improvement of Croatia's good standing internationally as well as achievements in developing international relations between Croatia and their respective countries. It is usually given by the President of Croatia himself, or sometimes by the President of the Sabor.

Notable recipients

2008 - Valdis Zatlers ^[3] (as President of Latvia)

2008 - Lech Kaczyński ^[4] (as President of Poland)

2007 - Alfred Moisiu ^[5] (as President of Albania)

2007 - Viktor Yushchenko ^[6] (as President of Ukraine)

2007 - Karolos Papoulias ^[7] (as President of Greece)

2006 - Tassos Papadopoulos ^[8] (as President of Cyprus)

2006 - Edward Fenech-Adami ^[9] (as President of Malta)

2005 - Stjepan Mesić ^[10] (as President of Croatia, given to him by Vladimir Šeks, the President of Sabor)

2004 - Ricardo Lagos ^[11] (as President of Chile)

2003 - Ion Iliescu ^[12] (as President of Romania)

2002 - Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ^[13] (as King of Malaysia)

2002 - Ferenc Mádl ^[14] (as President of Hungary)

2002 - Elizabeth II ^[15] (as queen of 16 states)

2001 - Milan Kučan ^[16] (as President of Slovenia)

2001 - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ^[17] (as President of Italy)

2001 - Rudolf Schuster ^[18] (as President of Slovakia)

2001 - Nursultan Nazarbayev ^[19] (as President of Kazakhstan)

2001 - Aleksander Kwaśniewski ^[20] (as President of Poland)

2001 - Rexhep Meidani ^[21] (as President of Albania)

2001 - Thomas Klestil ^[22] (as President of Austria)

2000 - Emil Constantinescu ^[23] (as President of Romania)

1998 - Constantinos Stephanopoulos ^[24] (as President of Greece)

1997 - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro ^[25] (as President of Italy)

1995 - Franjo Tuđman ^[26] (as the President of Croatia, given to him by Nedjeljko Mihanović, the President of the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia (now the Croatian Parliament))

1995 - Carlos Menem ^[27] (as President of Argentina)

1994 - Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle ^[28] (as President of Chile)

References

^ "Pravilnik Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o proglašenju Zakona o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 15 March 1995. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju predsjednika Latvije" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Lecha Kaczynskog" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju predsjednika Republike Albanije Alfreda Moisiua" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju predsjednika Republike Albanije Alfreda Moisiua" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju predsjednika Republike Albanije Alfreda Moisiua" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 21 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Tassosa Papadopoulosa" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije dr. Edwarda Fenech-Adami" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); soft hyphen character in |title= at position 49 (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Predsjednika Republike Hrvatske Stjepana Mesića" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Ricarda Lagosa Escobara" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 6 February 2004. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Iona Iliescua" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 30 May 2003. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegovog Veličanstva, kralja Malezije Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 20 March 2002. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Ferenca Madla" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njezinog Veličanstva Elizabete II., kraljice Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva Velike Britanije i Sjeverne Irske" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 3 January 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Milana Kučana" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 5 December 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Carla Azeglio Ciampia" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 19 October 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Rudolfa Schustera" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 2 October 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije dr. Nursultana Abishevicha Nazarbayeva" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 24 August 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Aleksandera Kwasniewskog" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 10 May 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Rexepa Meidanija" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 4 April 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju dr. Thomasa Klestila" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 2 March 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije dr. Emila Constantinescua" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 16 June 2000. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekselencije Constantinosa Stephanopoulosa" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 3 December 1998. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o odlikovanju Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 17 December 1997. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka kojom se odlikuje Predsjednik Republike Hrvatske, dr. Franjo Tuđman" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 29 May 1995. Retrieved 2009-01-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o dodjeli Velereda kralja Tomislava Carlosu Saulu Menemu" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 5 January 1995. Retrieved 2008-07-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Odluka o dodjeli Velereda kralja Tomislava Eduardu Freiju Ruizu-Tagleu" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 16 December 1994. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[1] "Pravilnik Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Odluka o proglašenju Zakona o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 15 March 1995. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Odluka o odlikovanju predsjednika Latvije" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "Odluka o odlikovanju Lecha Kaczynskog" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[5] "Odluka o odlikovanju predsjednika Republike Albanije Alfreda Moisiua" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[6] "Odluka o odlikovanju predsjednika Republike Albanije Alfreda Moisiua" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[7] "Odluka o odlikovanju predsjednika Republike Albanije Alfreda Moisiua" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 21 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[8] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Tassosa Papadopoulosa" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[9] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije dr. Edwarda Fenech-Adami" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); soft hyphen character in |title= at position 49 (help)

[10] "Odluka o odlikovanju Predsjednika Republike Hrvatske Stjepana Mesića" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[11] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Ricarda Lagosa Escobara" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 6 February 2004. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[12] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Iona Iliescua" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 30 May 2003. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[13] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegovog Veličanstva, kralja Malezije Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 20 March 2002. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[14] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Ferenca Madla" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[15] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njezinog Veličanstva Elizabete II., kraljice Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva Velike Britanije i Sjeverne Irske" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 3 January 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[16] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Milana Kučana" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 5 December 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[17] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Carla Azeglio Ciampia" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 19 October 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[18] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Rudolfa Schustera" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 2 October 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[19] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije dr. Nursultana Abishevicha Nazarbayeva" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 24 August 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[20] "Odluka o odlikovanju Aleksandera Kwasniewskog" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 10 May 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[21] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Rexepa Meidanija" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 4 April 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[22] "Odluka o odlikovanju dr. Thomasa Klestila" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 2 March 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[23] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije dr. Emila Constantinescua" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 16 June 2000. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[24] "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekselencije Constantinosa Stephanopoulosa" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 3 December 1998. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[25] "Odluka o odlikovanju Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 17 December 1997. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[26] "Odluka kojom se odlikuje Predsjednik Republike Hrvatske, dr. Franjo Tuđman" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 29 May 1995. Retrieved 2009-01-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[27] "Odluka o dodjeli Velereda kralja Tomislava Carlosu Saulu Menemu" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 5 January 1995. Retrieved 2008-07-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[28] "Odluka o dodjeli Velereda kralja Tomislava Eduardu Freiju Ruizu-Tagleu" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 16 December 1994. Retrieved 2008-07-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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v t e Orders, decorations, and medals of Croatia
Grand orders	King Tomislav Queen Jelena King Petar Krešimir IV King Dmitar Zvonimir Franjo Tuđman
Orders	Duke Trpimir Duke Branimir Duke Domagoj Nikola Šubić Zrinski Ban Jelačić Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan Ante Starčević Stjepan Radić Danica Hrvatska Croatian Cross Croatian Trefoil Croatian Interlace
Medals	Homeland War Memorial Medal Homeland's Gratitude Medal
Charters	Charter of the Republic of Croatia

Notable recipients

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