Grand Order of King Tomislav

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: smaller decorative version ; right: Grand Order ribbon)
TypeCivil decoration
Awarded forContributions to the establishment of the sovereign Republic of Croatia; for exceptional contribution to its international reputation and status; for great achievements in developing international relations between Croatia and their respective countries
CountryCroatia
Presented bythe President of Croatia
EligibilityHeads of state [1]
StatusCurrently awarded
Established20 June 1992 [2]
(reconstituted 1 April 1995)[3]
Ribbon of the Grand Order of King Tomislav
Precedence
Next (higher)None
Next (lower)Grand Order of Queen Jelena

The Grand Order of King Tomislav (Croatian: 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 is usually awarded 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 awarded by the President of Croatia.[4] The order has one class. It is named after King Tomislav of Croatia.

It was designed by Mladen Veža, and made by the Radionica primijenjenih umjetnosti from Zagreb.[5]

  1. ^ "Pravilnik Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 6 October 2000. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  2. ^ "Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 12 June 1992. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  3. ^ "Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 24 March 1995. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  4. ^ Adanić et al. 1997, p. 12.
  5. ^ Adanić et al. 1997, p. 52.