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Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
The Collar of the Cross of Terra MarianaAwarded by President of Estonia Country Estonia Type six class order Awarded for To honour the independence of the Estonian state. The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana is bestowed by the President of the Republic on foreigners who have rendered special services to the Republic of Estonia. Statistics Established 1995 Precedence Next (higher) Order of the National Coat of Arms Next (lower) The Order of the White Star
5th Class of the OrderThe Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (Estonian: Maarjamaa Risti teenetemärk) was instituted in 1995 to honour the independence of the Estonian state.[1] The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana is bestowed upon the President of the Republic. Presidents of the Republic who have ceased to hold office shall keep the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana. The Collar of the Order was used de facto as the badge of office of the President of the Republic, since the original Presidential collar, that of the Order of the National Coat of Arms was taken from Estonia to the Kremlin after the Soviet occupation of the country in 1940, where it remains to this day. However a new collar of that order was made in 2008.[2] The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana is also given as a decoration of the highest class on foreigners who have rendered special services to the Republic of Estonia. As such it is the highest and most distinguished order granted to non-Estonian citizens.
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Classes
The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana comprises six classes:
- One special class – The Collar of the Cross of Terra Mariana;
- Five basic classes – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th class.
The crosses and shields of all the classes of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana have the same design and are of the same size.
The blue colour tone of the moiré ribands belonging to the decorations of all the classes of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana is determined according to the international PANTONE colour-table as 300 C.
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana ribbon bars
1st Class
2nd Class
3rd Class
4th Class
5th ClassRecipients of the Collar
- Nursultan Nazarbayev, 2011
- Traian Băsescu, 2011
- Valdis Zatlers, 2009
- Albert II of Belgium, 2008
- Beatrix of the Netherlands, 2008
- Aníbal Cavaco Silva, 2008
- Juan Carlos I, 2007
- Akihito, 2007
- Mikheil Saakashvili, 2007
- Elizabeth II, 2006
- Toomas Hendrik Ilves, 2006
- László Sólyom, 2006
- Ivan Gašparovič, 2005
- Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, 2004
- Tassos Papadopoulos, 2004
- Ion Iliescu, 2003
- Georgi Parvanov, 2003
- Jorge Sampaio, 2003
- Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 2003
- Ahmet Necdet Sezer, 2002
- Arnold Rüütel, 2001
- Jacques Chirac, 2001
- Mary McAleese, 2001
- Guido de Marco, 2001
- Ferenc Mádl, 2000
- Johannes Rau, 2000
- Tarja Halonen, 2000
- Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, 2000
- Valdas Adamkus, 1999
- Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, 1999
- Harald V, 1998
- Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, 1998
- Aleksander Kwaśniewski, 1998
- Algirdas Brazauskas, 1997
- Süleyman Demirel, 1997
- Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, 1997
- Árpád Göncz, 1997
- Milan Kučan, 1997
- Guntis Ulmanis, 1996
- Václav Havel, 1996
- Margrethe II, 1995
- Carl XVI Gustaf, 1995
- Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León, 1995
- Martti Ahtisaari, 1995
See also
- Category:Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
References
- ^ The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana. President of the Republic of Estonia, Estonian State Decorations. Retrieved 2011-01-22
- ^ http://www.president.ee/et/ametitegevus/ametlikud_teated.php?gid=109326
- ^ "Bearers of decorations: Maarjamaa Risti ketiklassi teenetemärk". president.ee. http://www.president.ee/en/estonia/decorations/bearers.php?o=d&c=3&tm=Maarjamaa%20Risti%20ketiklassi%20teenetem%C3%A4rk. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
External links
- The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, president.ee
- List of recipients
Estonian State Decorations Cross of Liberty | Order of the National Coat of Arms | Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
Order of the White Star | Order of the Cross of the Eagle | Order of the Estonian Red CrossWebsite: Estonian State DecorationsCategories:- Orders, decorations, and medals of Estonia
- Order, decoration, and medal stubs
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