Order of Viesturs
{{infobox military award
| name = Order of Viesturs
Viestura ordenis
| image = Viestura ordenis.jpg
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| caption = Grand Cross of the order with swords
| presenter = {{LAT}}
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| type = 5 class Order, with three honor medals. Awarded with swords (military) and without (civil).
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| awarded_for = merit in service to the armed forces; safeguarding and strengthening national security and social order; defense of the country's borders.
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| motto = Confortamini et pugnate
(Be strong and fight)
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| established = 11 August 1938
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| higher = Order of the Three Stars
| same =
| lower = Cross of Recognition
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The Order of Viesturs ({{langx|lv|Viestura ordenis}}) is a Latvian state order founded in 1938, which was temporarily discontinued in 1940 by the Soviet occupation of Latvia, but was re-established in 2004. The order is named after the medieval historical figure King Viesturs of ancient Semigallia. Currently it is the highest military-related award still awarded by Latvia.
Classes of the Order
The order is awarded in the following classes:
- Grand Cross: Cross is worn suspended from a sash worn over the shoulder with a breast star.
- Grand Officer: Cross is worn suspended from the neck with a breast star
- Commander: Cross is worn suspended from the neck
- Officer: Cross is worn suspended from a ribbon with rosette worn on the chest
- Knight: Cross is worn suspended from a ribbon worn on the chest.
The order also has three medals that may be awarded in the civil or military divisions:
- Gold Medal
- Silver Medal
- Bronze Medal
| class="wikitable"
!1st class with swords !1st class !1st class with swords, dames !1st class, dames |
| File:LAT Order of Viesturs mil BAR.svg
|File:LAT Order of Viesturs civ BAR.svg |
| File:LVA Order of Viesturs 1 sword.JPG
|File:LVA Order of Viesturs 1.JPG |
| 2nd class with swords
!2nd class !2nd class with swords, dames !2nd class, dames |
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| File:LAT Order of Viesturs mil BAR.svg
|File:LAT Order of Viesturs civ BAR.svg |
| File:LVA Order of Viesturs 2 sword.JPG
|File:LVA Order of Viesturs 2.JPG |
| 3rd class with swords
!3rd class !3rd class with swords, dames !3rd class, dames |
| File:LAT Order of Viesturs mil BAR.svg
|File:LAT Order of Viesturs civ BAR.svg |
| File:LVA Order of Viesturs 3 sword.JPG
|File:LVA Order of Viesturs 3.JPG |
| 4th class
!5th class |
| File:LAT Order of Viesturs mil BAR.svg File:LAT Order of Viesturs civ BAR.svg |File:LAT Order of Viesturs mil BAR.svg |
| File:LVA Order of Viesturs 4.JPG |
References
- [https://www.president.lv/en/state-awards/the-order-of-viesturs#gsc.tab=0 The State Decorations of Latvia], Office of the President of Latvia
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070304050645/http://www.president.lv/pk/content/?cat_id=1268 Order of Viesturs]
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