Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas

Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Breast star of the Order
Type5 Class Order with associated medal
Awarded forOutstanding performance in civil and public offices
Presented by Lithuania
EligibilityCitizens of Lithuania and foreign nationals
Established1928
re-established 1991
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the Cross of Vytis
Next (lower)Order for Merits to Lithuania

The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas is the Lithuanian Presidential Award which was re-instituted to honour the citizens of Lithuania for outstanding performance in civil and public offices. Foreign nationals may also be awarded this Order. The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas was instituted in 1928. It features the Columns of Gediminas, one of the national symbols of Lithuania.[1]

  1. ^ "Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas". President of the Republic of Lithuania. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.