The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas is the Lithuanian Presidential Award which was re-instituted to honour the citizens of

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

for outstanding performance in civil and public offices. Foreign nationals may also be awarded this Order. The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke

Gediminas Gediminas ( la, Gedeminne, ; – December 1341) was the king or Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316 until his death. He is credited with founding this political entity and expanding its territory which later spanned the area ranging from t ...

was instituted in 1928. It features the

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, one of the national symbols of Lithuania.

Classes

The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas has five classes:

Notable recipients

The first five persons awarded the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas after the restoration of the Independent State of Lithuania in 1991 were poets

Justinas Marcinkevičius Justinas Marcinkevičius (10 March 1930 – 16 February 2011) was a prominent Lithuanian poet and playwright. Life and career Marcinkevičius was born in 1930 in Važatkiemis, Prienai District. In 1954, he graduated from the Faculty of His ...

, Bernardas Brazdžionis, priest Ričardas Mikutavičius, painter

Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas (10 March 1907 in Ūdrija, near Alytus – 4 December 1997 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian artist. He worked as a book illustrator, graphic, painter, sculptor, stained glass artist, posters and furniture designer. Biog ...

and mathematician Jonas Kubilius.

Other notable recipients

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, Czech politician and President of Czechoslovakia * Algirdas Budrys, clarinetist * Christopher Cox, former U.S. Representative *

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, Czech politician and diplomat *

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and

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, Polish historian and politician * Ina Marčiulionytė, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Lithuania to UNESCO *

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, tenth

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of the

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, cellist *

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, former President of the International Olympic Committee *

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, philanthropist * Antanina Vainiūnaitė-Kubertavičienė, Lithuanian actress *

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Images of order insignia

Image:1st Class Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.jpg, 1st Class Order Image:2nd Class Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.jpg, 2nd Class Order Image:3rd Class Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.jpg, 3rd Class Order Image:4th Class Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.jpg, 4th Class Order Image:5th Class Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.jpg, 5th Class Order Image:Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas - medal.gif, Medal

References

External links

Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Recipients of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas 1928 establishments in Lithuania Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Order of the Awards established in 1928 {{Lithuania-stub lt:Lietuvos didžiojo kunigaikščio Gedimino ordino medalis