Order of Duke Trpimir
The Order of Duke Trpimir (Croatian: 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 order of precedence after the Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir. It is awarded to Croatian and foreign ministerial level officials and others for merit in contributing to the independence, integrity and international reputation of the Republic of Croatia, the construction of Croatia, and development of relationships between Croatia and other countries.[2]
| Order of Duke Trpimir with Neck Badge and Morning Star | |
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 Order of Duke Trpimir (top: Order Neck Badge; bottom: Morning Star (Danica) medal; left: Grand Order ribbon; right: smaller decorative version) | |
| Awarded for | Exceptional contributions to the independence, integrity and international reputation of the Republic of Croatia, the construction of Croatia, and development of relationships between Croatia and other countries. |
| Presented by | the Republic of Croatia |
| Eligibility | Croatian and foreign ministerial level officials and others highly ranked officials |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 1 April 1995 [1] |
 Ribbon bar of the order | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Grand Order of Franjo Tuđman |
| Next (lower) | Order of Duke Branimir |
Description
The badge of the order is a diamond-shaped red-enameled badge featuring an interwoven wattle pattern in silver, with a round white-enameled disk in the center, bordered in silver. On the disk is an equestrian representation of Duke Trpimir, a medieval Prince of Dalmatia and Duke of Croats. On the lower part of the silver border is the name "TRPIMIR".
The star of the order features the center medallion as above, but with a gilt rather than silver border, on a star with eight longer and eight shorter silver rays, with gold rays between.
Notable recipients
- Wesley Clark – U.S. general and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe during the Kosovo War
- Ingo Friedrich (2006) – German Member of the European Parliament and then-Vice President of the European Parliament.[3]
- msgr. Giulio Einaudi – first Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia[4]
- Sonja Biserko – Serbian compaigner for human rights, founder and president of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia[5]
- Bogić Bogićević – representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Presidency of Yugoslavia from 1989 to 1991[4]
- Peter Galbraith – first Ambassador of the United States to Croatia[4]
- Haris Silajdžić[6] (1995) – Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- msgr. Ćiril Kos[7]
- Hans Dietrich Genscher[8]
- Anton Tus[6]
- Ivan Lacković-Croata[6]
- Sveto Letica[6]
- Vinko Nikolić[6]
- Slobodan Novak[6]
- Doris Pack[6]
- Ivan Rabuzin[6]
- Ivo Sanader[6] – revoked
- Dragutin Tadijanović[6]
- Luka Bebić[6]
- Ivan Čermak[6]
- Zlatko Mateša[6]
- Branko Mikša[6]
- Philip M. Hannan[9]
- Branko Lustig[10]
- Hans Mayer[11]
- Hikmet Çetin[12]
- Klaus Nöldner, president of CARE International Deutschland (Germany)[13]
- Krešimir Balenović[6]
- Ante Bauer[6]
- Ante Beljo[6]
- Andreas Berlakovich [6]
- Niko Bulić[6]
- Zdravka Bušić[6]
- Ivica Gaži[6]
- Marijan Hanžeković [6]
- Katica Ivanišević[6]
- Josip Juras[6]
- Franjo Kajfež[6]
- Ivan Lacković Croata[6]
- Sveto Letica[6]
- Jozo Martinović[6]
- Ivica Mudrinić[6]
- Slobodan Novak[6]
- Ivo Parać[6]
- Josip Pavlišić[6]
- Marijan Petrović[6]
- Jadranko Prlić[6]
- Ivan Rabuzin[6]
- Adalbert Rebić[6]
- Smiljko Sokol[6]
- Kazimir Sviben[6]
- Milovan Šibl[6]
- Borislav Škegro[6]
- Miroslav Tuđman[6]
- Hasan Muratović
The order is also typically awarded to foreign ambassadors.[14]
References
- Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske, NN 20/95 ("Law on Decorations", in Croatian)
- Hrvatska Odlikovanja, Narodne novine, Zagreb 1996.
- Pravilnik Reda kneza Trpimira s ogrlicom i Danicom, NN 108/00
Notes
- "Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 24 March 1995. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- Zakon o odlikovanjima, section 10.
- Ured predsjednika RH Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- 3 9.1.1998 Odluka o odlikovanju Nj. E. Petera W. Galbraitha, veleposlanika Sjedinjenih Američkih Država Redom kneza Trpimira s ogrlicom i Danicom
- "Mesić odlikovao Sonju Biserko".
- 46 07.07.1995 Odluka kojom se odlikuju Redom kneza Trpimira s ogrlicom i Danicom
- 69 16.08.1996 Odluka o odlikovanju Redom kneza Trpimira s ogrlicom i Danicom i Spomenicom domovinske zahvalnosti broj 01-051-96-5-5-18/1
- 7 26.01.1996 Odluka o odlikovanju Hansa Dietricha Genschera Redom kneza Trpimira s ogrlicom i Danicom
- "Odluka o dodjeli Ordena kneza Trpimira nadbiskupu Philipu M. Hannanu". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 15 March 1994. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- "Odluka o dodjeli Ordena kneza Trpimira gospodinu Branku Lustigu". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 28 March 1994. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- "Odluka o dodjeli Ordena kneza Trpimira dr. Hansu Mayeru". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 26 April 1994. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- "Odluka o dodjeli Ordena kneza Trpimira NJ. E. gospodinu Hikmetu Çetinu, ministru vanjskih poslova Republike Turske". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 7 July 1994. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- "Odluka o dodjeli Ordena kneza Trpimira gospodinu Klausu Nöldneru predsjedniku humanitarne organizacije CARE Deutschland". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 14 September 1994. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- Search of citations for the order on the site of the Office of the President of Croatia.
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