Grand Order of King Tomislav
| Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Great Morning Star | |
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![]() 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) | |
| Type | Civil decoration |
| Awarded for | Contributions 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 |
| Country | |
| Presented by | the President of Croatia |
| Eligibility | Heads of state [1] |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 20 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]
Recipients
- 2026 -
John T. Dunlap[6] (as Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller) - 2022 -
Gabriel Boric[7] (as President of Chile) - 2019 -
Ilir Meta[8] (as President of Albania) - 2019 -
Ram Nath Kovind[9] (as President of India) - 2018 -
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa[10] (as President of Portugal) - 2017 -
Klaus Iohannis[11] (as President of Romania) - 2017 -
George W. Bush[12] (as President of the United States) - 2017 -
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani[13] (as Emir of Qatar) - 2017 -
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah[14] (as Emir of Kuwait) - 2016 -
Rosen Plevneliev[15] (as President of Bulgaria) - 2014 -
Margrethe II[16] (as Queen of Denmark) - 2013 -
Bronisław Komorowski[17] (as President of Poland) - 2013 -
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden[18] (as King of Sweden) - 2012 -
Andris Bērziņš[19] (as President of Latvia) - 2011 -
Giorgio Napolitano[20] (as President of Italy) - 2011 -
Harald V of Norway[21] (as King of Norway) - 2009 -
Tarja Halonen[22] (as President of Finland) - 2009 -
Bamir Topi[23] (as President of Albania) - 2009 -
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani[24] (as Emir of Qatar) - 2009 -
Albert II[25] (as Sovereign Prince of Monaco) - 2009 -
Vladimir Voronin[26] (as President of Moldova) - 2008 -
Matthew Festing[27] (as Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller) - 2008 -
Ivan Gašparovič[28] (as President of Slovakia) - 2008 -
Valdis Zatlers[29] (as President of Latvia) - 2008 -
Lech Kaczyński[30] (as President of Poland) - 2007 -
Alfred Moisiu[31] (as President of Albania) - 2007 -
Viktor Yushchenko[32] (as President of Ukraine) - 2007 -
Karolos Papoulias[33] (as President of Greece) - 2006 -
Tassos Papadopoulos[34] (as President of Cyprus) - 2006 -
Edward Fenech-Adami[35] (as President of Malta) - 2005 -
Stjepan Mesić[36] (as President of Croatia, presented to him by Vladimir Šeks, as Speaker of the Croatian Parliament) - 2004 -
Ricardo Lagos[37] (as President of Chile) - 2003 -
Ion Iliescu[38] (as President of Romania) - 2002 -
Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin[39] (as King of Malaysia) - 2002 -
Ferenc Mádl[40] (as President of Hungary) - 2002 -
Elizabeth II[41] (as Queen of the United Kingdom) - 2001 -
Milan Kučan[42] (as President of Slovenia) - 2001 -
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi[43] (as President of Italy) - 2001 -
Rudolf Schuster[44] (as President of Slovakia) - 2001 -
Nursultan Nazarbayev[45] (as President of Kazakhstan) - 2001 -
Aleksander Kwaśniewski[46] (as President of Poland) - 2001 -
Rexhep Meidani[47] (as President of Albania) - 2001 -
Thomas Klestil[48] (as President of Austria) - 2000 -
Emil Constantinescu[49] (as President of Romania) - 1998 -
Constantinos Stephanopoulos[50] (as President of Greece) - 1997 -
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro[51] (as President of Italy) - 1995 -
Franjo Tuđman[52] (as the President of Croatia, presented to him by Nedjeljko Mihanović, as Speaker of the Croatian Parliament) - 1995 -
Carlos Menem[53] (as President of Argentina) - 1994 -
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle[54] (as President of Chile) - 1994 -
Sami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel[55] (as President of Turkey) - 1993 -
Juan Antonio Samaranch[56] (as President of the International Olympic Committee) - 1993 -
Francesco Cossiga[57] (as lifetime senator and President of the Italy)
References
Notes
- ↑ "Pravilnik Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 6 October 2000. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ↑ "Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 12 June 1992. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ↑ "Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 24 March 1995. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ↑ Adanić et al. 1997, p. 12.
- ↑ Adanić et al. 1997, p. 52.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli odlikovanja Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom Njegovoj Uzoritoj Visosti fra Johnu Timothyu Dunlapu". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 8 July 2026.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli odlikovanja Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom, Njegovoj Ekscelenciji Gabrielu Boricu Fontu". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 19 December 2022.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli odlikovanja Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom Njegovoj Ekscelenciji Iliru Meti". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 7 February 2020.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli odlikovanja Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom Njegovoj Ekscelenciji Ramu Nathu Kovindu". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 24 April 2019.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli odlikovanja Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom Njegovoj Ekscelenciji Marcelu Nunu Duarteu Rebelu de Sousi". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 18 May 2018.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli odlikovanja Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom Njegovoj Ekscelenciji Klausu Werneru Iohannisu". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 10 November 2017.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli odlikovanja Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom Georgeu Walkeru Bushu". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli odlikovanja Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom Njegovoj Visosti Šeiku Tamimu Bin Hamadu Al-Thaniju". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli odlikovanja Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom Njegovom Visočanstvu Šeiku Sabahu Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabahu". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 29 March 2017.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli odlikovanja Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom Njegovoj Ekscelenciji Rosenu Plevnelievu". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli odlikovanja Velereda kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom Njezinom Veličanstvu Margareti II Kraljici Danske". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom Njegove Ekscelencije Bronislawa Komorowskog". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom Njegovog Veličanstva Carla XVI Gustafa Kralja Švedske". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Andrisa Berzinša Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 4 April 2012.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Giorgia Napolitana Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegovog Veličanstva Haralda V kralja Norveške Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 14 July 2011.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njezine Ekscelencije Tarje Halonen Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 31 July 2009.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Bamira Topija, predsjednika Republike Albanije Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 5 May 2009.
- ↑ "Odluka kojom se odlikuje Šeik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Emir Države Katar Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom, za iznimne zasluge u razvijanju odnosa Republike Hrvatske sa svijetom, a osobito za unapređivanje i jačanje svestranih i prijateljskih veza između Republike Hrvatske i Emirata Katar". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 29 April 2009.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Presvijetle Visosti Alberta II, Kneza Monaka Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 27 April 2009.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekselencije Vladimira Voronina, Predsjednika Republike Moldove, Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 25 February 2009.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Uzorite Visosti Fra Matthewa Festinga, Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 28 November 2008.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju predsjednika Slovačke Ivana Gašparoviča". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 27 October 2008.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju predsjednika Latvije". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 2 September 2008.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Lecha Kaczynskog". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 21 March 2008.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju predsjednika Republike Albanije Alfreda Moisiua". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 2 July 2007.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju predsjednika Republike Albanije Alfreda Moisiua". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 6 June 2007.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju predsjednika Republike Albanije Alfreda Moisiua". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 21 March 2007.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Tassosa Papadopoulosa". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 13 November 2006.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije dr. Edwarda Fenech-Adami". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 2 November 2006.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Predsjednika Republike Hrvatske Stjepana Mesića". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 11 July 2005.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Ricarda Lagosa Escobara". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 6 February 2004.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Iona Iliescua". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 30 May 2003.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegovog Veličanstva, kralja Malezije Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 20 March 2002.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Ferenca Madla". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 15 March 2002.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njezinog Veličanstva Elizabete II., kraljice Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva Velike Britanije i Sjeverne Irske". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 3 January 2001.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Milana Kučana". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 5 December 2001.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Carla Azeglio Ciampia". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 19 October 2001.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Rudolfa Schustera". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 2 October 2001.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije dr. Nursultana Abishevicha Nazarbayeva". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 24 August 2001.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Aleksandera Kwasniewskog". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 10 May 2001.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije Rexepa Meidanija". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 4 April 2001.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju dr. Thomasa Klestila". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 2 March 2001.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekscelencije dr. Emila Constantinescua". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 16 June 2000.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Njegove Ekselencije Constantinosa Stephanopoulosa". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 3 December 1998.
- ↑ "Odluka o odlikovanju Veleredom kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 17 December 1997.
- ↑ "Odluka kojom se odlikuje Predsjednik Republike Hrvatske, dr. Franjo Tuđman". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 6 June 1995.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli Velereda Kralja Tomislava NJ.E gospodinu Carlosu Saulu Menemu predsjedniku Republike Argentine". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 5 January 1995.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli Velereda kralja Tomislava". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 8 November 1994.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli Ordena kralja Tomislava NJ. E. gospodinu Süleymanu Demirelu predsjedniku Republike Turske". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 7 July 1994. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli Ordena kralja Tomislava gospodinu Juanu Antoniju Samaranchu, predsjedniku Međunarodnoga olimpijskog odbora". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 26 August 1993. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ↑ "Odluka o dodjeli Ordena kralja Tomislava senatoru Francescu Cossigi, bivšemu predsjedniku Republike Italije". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 3 July 1993. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
Books
- Adanić, Stjepan; Kašpar, Krešimir; Prister, Boris; Ružić, Ivan (1997). Hrvatska odlikovanja [Croatian decorations] (in Croatian). Zagreb: Narodne novine. ISBN 9536053187.
Further reading
- Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske, NN 20/95 ("Law on Decorations", in Croatian)

