List of Lithuanian orders and decorations

This list gives an overview of the Lithuanian orders and decorations according to the date of their foundation. They are awarded by the Lithuanian President primarily on certain state celebrations or memorial days. These are February 16, the day of the reconstitution of Lithuania (1990), and the national holiday on July 6, the coronation day of King Mindaugas .

All decorations are now made in the Lithuanian state mint.

medal

Coat of arms of Lithuania

• Order of Vytautas the Great (1930/1991)
• Order of the Vytis Cross (1919/1991)
• Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (1927/1991)
• Order for Services to Lithuania

Badge of honor

• Flag of the Order of the Vytis Cross
• Medal of the Order of the Vytis Cross
• Medal of the Order of Vytautas the Great
• Medal of the Order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas
• Medal of the Order of Merit for Lithuania
• Commemorative medal of January 13th
• Independence Medal (1928)
• Medal Darius and Girėnas (1933/1991)
• Lifesaving Cross (1991)

literature

• Vilius Kavaliauskas: Už nuopelnus Lietuvai. For merits to Lithuania: orders and medals of the Republic of Lithuania 1918-1940.
  • Volume 1, Vilnius 2001, ISBN 5-415-01592-2 .
  • Volume 2, Vilnius 2003, ISBN 9986-76710-5 .
• Vilius Kavaliauskas: Lietuvos Respublikos Valstybes Apdovanojimai. Vilnius 2010, ISBN 9789986767466 .
• Vilius Kavaliauskas: Ordenes y Medallas de Lituania. Madrid 2005.

Web links

• Overview on the website of the President of Lithuania , accessed on December 26, 2015