Istiglal Order
Encyclopedia
Istiglal Order is an Azerbaijan
i award presented by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Istiglal means Sovereignty in Azerbaijani
.
, Heydar Aliyev
and ratified by National Assembly of Azerbaijan
on December 6, 1993. The Istiglal Order is given to the Citizens of Azerbaijan
for the following services:
The order is pinned to the left side of the chest. If there are any other orders or medals, they are to follow Istiglal Order.
layers of eight pointed stars placed on each other in proportion to symmetrical axis. The top one is colored with blue color and has an image of a bird with stretched wings. Between the wings, an eight pointed star with a word İstiqlal (Sovereignty) on top of it is engraved. The bird, star and "Istiglal" words engravements are in pure gold. The rear side of the order is polished and has an engraved order number.
The composition is attached to a blue colored watered silk ribbon bar
with five edges. The order comes in size 27 mm (1.1 in) by 47.5 mm (1.9 in), the ribbon bar - 27 mm (1.1 in) by 9 mm (0.354330708661417 in).
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i award presented by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Istiglal means Sovereignty in Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani language
Azerbaijani or Azeri or Torki is a language belonging to the Turkic language family, spoken in southwestern Asia by the Azerbaijani people, primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran...
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History and status
Istiglal Order was among several medals and orders, requested to be reviewed and created by the President Abulfaz Elchibey on November 10, 1992 by a Presidential Decree No. 370. The order was created by the Decree No. 754 of the President of AzerbaijanPresident of Azerbaijan
The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government...
, Heydar Aliyev
Heydar Aliyev
Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev , also spelled as Heidar Aliev, Geidar Aliev, Haydar Aliyev, Geydar Aliyev was the third President of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from June 1993 to October 2003, when his son Ilham Aliyev succeeded him.From 1969 till 1982, Aliyev was also the leader of Soviet...
and ratified by National Assembly of Azerbaijan
National Assembly of Azerbaijan
The National Assembly , also transliterated as Milli Majlis is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies and 25 were members elected by proportional...
on December 6, 1993. The Istiglal Order is given to the Citizens of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani nationality law
The Azerbaijani nationality law is a nationality law which determines who is a citizen of Azerbaijan.-Current law:The current citizenship law is guided by the 1995 Constitution of Azerbaijan and, more importantly, the Law of Azerbaijan on Citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which was...
for the following services:
- for exceptional contributions to national independence movement of AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
; - distinguished services to Motherland and its people;
- special contributions in statehood building of the country.
The order is pinned to the left side of the chest. If there are any other orders or medals, they are to follow Istiglal Order.
Description
Istiglal order is made of two silverSilver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
layers of eight pointed stars placed on each other in proportion to symmetrical axis. The top one is colored with blue color and has an image of a bird with stretched wings. Between the wings, an eight pointed star with a word İstiqlal (Sovereignty) on top of it is engraved. The bird, star and "Istiglal" words engravements are in pure gold. The rear side of the order is polished and has an engraved order number.
The composition is attached to a blue colored watered silk ribbon bar
Ribbon bar
Ribbon bars are small decorations that are worn by military, police, and fire service personnel or by civilians. Ribbon bars are mainly used when wearing either full decoration, or when wearing medals is considered inappropriate or impractical. Each military force has its own rules on what ribbons...
with five edges. The order comes in size 27 mm (1.1 in) by 47.5 mm (1.9 in), the ribbon bar - 27 mm (1.1 in) by 9 mm (0.354330708661417 in).
Recipients
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