Order of Danica Hrvatska

The Order of Danica Hrvatska (Red Danice hrvatske; lit. "Order of the Croatian Morning Star") 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

(left: Order medal; middle: smaller decorative version; right: Order ribbon)

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
 * Kažimir Hraste
 * Patrick Boylan