Orders, decorations, and medals of Montenegro is a system of awards in
Montenegro
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. The Government of Montenegro established a national honours system consisting of orders, decorations, and medals approximately a year after the independence of Montenegro in 2006.
The
President of Montenegro
The president of Montenegro ( cnr, Предсједник Црне Горе, Predsjednik Crne Gore) is the head of state of Montenegro. The current president is Milo Đukanović, who was elected in the first round of the 2018 presidential elect ...
is the titular head of the national honours system and decrees and invests each honoree on the advice and approval of the Government of Montenegro.
National honours
Each order consists of several grades and each honour may be bestowed on nationals and foreigners alike.
Presidential honours
Included within the National Honours Act, is the power of the President to award the Presidential Award of Recognition to prominent Montenegrin and foreign nationals who have served the President in a high capacity. This award is also granted to foreign statesmen and some resident foreign ambassadors of EU and NATO countries at the conclusion of their mission. It consists of a Presidential diploma.
Dynastic awards
The
Kingdom of Montenegro
The Kingdom of Montenegro ( sr, Краљевина Црна Горa, Kraljevina Crna Gora) was a monarchy in southeastern Europe, present-day Montenegro, during the tumultuous period of time on the Balkan Peninsula leading up to and during World ...
issued its own royal awards up until the monarchy's abolition in 1918. Today, the head of Montenegrin Royal House,
Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, has continued to award dynastic honours and this practice is recognised by the Montenegrin State. The three dynastic Orders bestowed by the Royal House are:
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Order of Prince Danilo I
The Order of Prince Danilo I ( cnr, Орден Књаза Данила I, translit=Orden Knjaza Danila I) was an order of the Principality and later Kingdom, of Montenegro. It is currently a dynastic order granted by the head of the House of Pet ...
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Order of Saint Peter of Cetinje
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Order of Petrović-Njegoš
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Red Cross Order
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Order of the Freedom of Montenegro (founded in exile in 1919)
References
External links
Office of The President of Montenegro
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Government of Montenegro