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
(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 Patrick Boylan. See no. 25. Krešimir Rotim Kažimir Hraste
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