Order of Danica Hrvatska
The Order of Danica Hrvatska 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:
- 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
Notable recipients
- John Malkovich
- Mate Rimac
- Michael York OBE
- Martin Sheen
- Andrzej Wajda
- Vladimir Prelog ForMemRS
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Alain Finkielkraut
- Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza
- Philip J. Cohen
- Ivo Pogorelić
- Vera Fischer
- Davor Šuker
- Dražen Petrović
- Swami Maheshwarananda
- Bonaventura Duda
- Božo Biškupić
- Marin Čilić
- Alfred Freddy Krupa
- Patrick Boylan
- Krešimir Rotim
- Kažimir Hraste