The gold metal of the Generalitat of Catalonia (

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: ) is the highest award given by the

Generalitat of Catalonia The Generalitat de Catalunya (; oc, label= Aranese, Generalitat de Catalonha; es, Generalidad de Cataluña), or the Government of Catalonia, is the institutional system by which Catalonia politically organizes its self-government. It is formed ...

to those people or institutions who have excelled with their work in the political, social, economic, cultural or scientific, and raised awareness of Catalan

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. Together with the

Creu de Sant Jordi The Creu de Sant Jordi (, in English ' St George's Cross') is one of the highest civil distinctions awarded in Catalonia (Spain), surpassed only in protocol by the Gold Medal of the Generalitat de Catalunya. It was established by the Generalit ...

and Premi Internacional Catalunya is one of the highest civil awards in

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List of awarded

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