Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV
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The Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV , or more fully the Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV with sash and Morning Star (Velered kralja Petra Krešimira IV. s lentom i Danicom), is an order of the Republic of Croatia. It ranks third in the Croatian order of precedence after the Grand Order of Queen Jelena
. The next order in rank is the Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir
. The order had been established on June 20, 1992 and reconstituted on April 1, 1995.
Only highly ranked state officials, foreign officials, and senior military officials are eligible for this order.
Grand Order of Queen Jelena
The Grand Order of Queen Jelena , or more fully the Grand Order of Queen Jelena with Sash and Morning Star , is an order of the Republic of Croatia. It was established in 1995...
. The next order in rank is the Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir
Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir
The Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir , or more fully the Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir with sash and Morning Star , is an order of the Republic of Croatia. It ranks fourth in the Croatian order of precedence after the Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV...
. The order had been established on June 20, 1992 and reconstituted on April 1, 1995.
Only highly ranked state officials, foreign officials, and senior military officials are eligible for this order.
Foreign officials
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