Order of Francisc Skorina

Order of Francisc Skorina Францыска Скарыны
Medal of the Order of Francisc Skorina
Country	Belarus
Type	Order
Awarded for	Services to Belarussian art, literature, historical study and the like.
Statistics
Established	13 April 1995
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order Of Honour
Next (lower)	Mother Order
Ribbon of the Order of Francisc Skorina

The Order of Francisc Skorina (Belarusian: О́рдэн Францы́ска Скары́ны) is an award of Belarus. It is named after Francisc Skorina, a noted academic who, in the early 16th century, participated in the formalisation of Belarussian as a separate, recorded language and therefore the establishment of a national identity. It is a single level award that was instituted on 13 April 1995. It is awarded for services to the arts, literature, historical study, etc.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Republic of Belarus: Order of Francisc Skorina". Medals of the World. 6 May 2007. http://www.medals.org.uk/belarus/belarus002.htm. Retrieved 9 November 2011.