Order of Danica Hrvatska explained

Order of Danica Hrvatska Croatian: Red Danice hrvatske
Presenter:	Republic of Croatia
Type:	State order
Eligibility:	Croatian and foreign citizens
Status:	Active
Established:	1 April 1995
Higher:	Order of Stjepan Radić
Lower:	Order of the Croatian Cross

The Order of Danica Hrvatska (Croatian: Red Danice hrvatske; lit. "Order of the Croatian Morning Star") is the fourteenth most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on 1 April 1995. The medal is awarded for different purposes and with different faces:^[1]

• Marko Marulić – for culture
• Blaž Lorković – for business/economics
• Ruđer Bošković – for sciences
• Nikola Tesla – for innovation
• Franjo Bučar – for sports
• Katarina Zrinska – for health, social welfare and the promotion of moral values
• Antun Radić – for education

(left: Order medal; middle: smaller decorative version; right: Order ribbon)^[2]

Notable recipients

• John Malkovich^[3]
• Mate Rimac^[4]
• Michael York OBE^[5]
• Martin Sheen^[6]
• Andrzej Wajda^[7]
• Vladimir Prelog ForMemRS
• Krzysztof Penderecki^[8]
• Alain Finkielkraut^[9]
• Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza^[10]
• Philip J. Cohen
• Ivo Pogorelić^[11]
• Vera Fischer
• Davor Šuker
• Dražen Petrović
• Swami Maheshwarananda^[12]
• Bonaventura Duda

• Božo Biškupić
• Marin Čilić
• Alfred Freddy Krupa^{[13] [14]}
• Kažimir Hraste^[15]
• Patrick Boylan^[16]

Notes and References

1. Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske . . 1995/20 . . hr . 1995-03-24 . 2011-11-16.
2. Pravilnik Reda Danice Hrvatske . . 2000 . . hr . 1995-03-24 . 2020-12-27.
3. Web site: Odluka o odlikovanju Redom Danice hrvatske s likom Marka Marulića za osobite zasluge za kulturu.
4. Web site: U prigodi Dana državnosti predsjednik Josipović dodijelio 11 odlikovanja, priznanje dobila i splitska udruga MoST. Slobodna Dalmacija. 25 June 2014.
5. Web site: Odluka kojom se odlikuje Redom Danice Hrvatske s likom Marka Marulića filmski glumac Michael York.
6. Web site: Odluka kojom se odlikuje Redom Danice Hrvatske s likom Marka Marulića filmski glumac Martin Sheen.
7. Web site: Odluka o odlikovanju Andrzeja Wajde Redom Danice hrvatske s likom Marka Marulića.
8. Web site: Odluka o odlikovanju Redom Danice hrvatske s likom Marka Marulića broj 01-051-99-13-1-1/L od 27. 5. 1999..
9. Web site: Odluka kojom se odlikuju Redom Danice hrvatske s likom Marka Marulića.
10. Web site: Odluka o odlikovanju Redom Danice Hrvatske s likom Marka Marulića broj 01-051-96-13-1-11/1.
11. Web site: Odluka o odlikovanju Redom Danice hrvatske s likom Marka Marulića broj 01-051-99-13-1-1/L od 27. 5. 1999..
12. Web site: Odluka o odlikovanju Mahamandaleshwara Paramhansa Swami Maheshwarananda Redom Danice hrvatske s likom Katarine Zrinske.
13. https://www.predsjednik.hr/en/news/president-milanovic-decorates-meritorious-artists-scientists-businesspeople-athletes-and-associations/
14. https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2023_05_53_892.html
15. Web site: Hraste Kažimir – HAZU . 2023-11-27 . www.info.hazu.hr.
16. Web site: Odluka o odlikovanju Redom Danice Hrvatske s likom Marka Marulića broj 01-051-96-13-1-11/1. . See no. 25.