There are 6 Slovak state honours:
- Order of the White Double Cross
- Andrej Hlinka Order
- Ľudovít Štúr Order
- Pribina Cross
- M. R. Štefánik Cross
- Medal of the President of Slovak Republic
and one medal:
- Medal for Bravery
All state honours are given by the President of Slovakia.
Order of the White Double Cross
It is given to foreign citizens, not Slovaks:
- for the comprehensive development of relations between the state, whose citizens they are and the Slovak Republic,
- for the empowerment of the Slovak Republic’s position in international relations,
- for meeting the foreign policy priorities of Slovakia,
- for otherwise outstanding achievement in the benefit of the Slovak Republic, or
- for the outstanding spread of good reputation of Slovakia abroad.
| Order of the 1st Class White Double Cross | Order of the 2nd Class White Double Cross | Order of the 3rd Class White Double Cross |
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Holders of the Order of the 1st Class White Double Cross
| Name | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|
| His Majesty Harald V | King of Norway | 2010 |
| Jaap de Hoop Scheffer | NATO Secretary General | 2009 |
| Lech Kaczyński | President of Poland | 2009 |
| Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. | Queen of Great Britain | 2008 |
| Nursultan Nazarbajev | President of Kazakhstan | 2007 |
| Her Majesty Queen Sophia | Queen of Spain | 2007 |
| JUDr. Ján Bulík, in memoriam | Slovak patriot in former Yugoslavia | 2007 |
| Queen Beatrix | Queen of Netherlands | 2007 |
| Tassos Papadopoulos | President of Cyprus | 2007 |
| Giorgio Napolitano | President of Italy | 2007 |
| Rudolf Vrba, in memoriam | Slovak patriot in Canada | 2007 |
| Donald James Johnston | Canada, former Secretary General of OECD | 2006 |
| Arnold Rüütel | President of Estonia | 2005 |
| Tarja Halonen | President of Finland | 2005 |
| arm. gen. Heliodor Píka, in memoriam | Defender of Democracy | 2004 |
| Günter Verheugen | Commissioner of the European Commission, | 2004 |
| Askar Akajevič Akajev | President of the Kyrgyz Republic | 2003 |
| Janez Drnovšek | President of Slovenia | 2003 |
| Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio | President of Portugal | 2003 |
| Václav Havel | President of Czech Republic | 2003 |
| Koloman Sokol, in memoriam | Slovak painter and graphic artist living in USA | 2003 |
| Grand Duke Henri | Luxembourg | 2002 |
| Ion Illiescu | President of Romania | 2002 |
| Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | President of Italia | 2002 |
| Juan Carlos I. | King of Spain | 2002 |
| Carl XVI. Gustaf | King of Sweden | 2002 |
| Johannes Rau | President of Germany | 2001 |
| Stjepan Mesić | President of Croatia | 2001 |
| Fernando de la Rúa | President of Argentina | 2001 |
| Ricardo Escobar | President of Chile | 2001 |
| Fernando Cardoso | President of Brazil | 2001 |
| Milan Kučan | President of Slovenia | 2001 |
| Emile Lahoud | President of Lebanon | 2001 |
| Max van der Stoel | OSCE High Commissioner | 2001 |
| Franz König | Cardinal | 2000 |
| Juan Antonio Samaranch | 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) | 2000 |
| Árpád Göncz | President of Hungary | 2000 |
| Emil Constantinescu | President of Romania | 2000 |
| Constantin Stephanopoulos | President of Greece | 2000 |
| Thomas Klestil | President of Austria | 1998 |
| Petar Stojanov | President of Bulgaria | 1997 |
| Andrew Bertie | Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Maltese Knights | 1997 |
| Angelo Sodano | Cardinal | 1997 |
| Oscar Luigi Scalfaro | President of Italy | 1997 |
| Aleksander Kwasniewski | President of Poland | 1997 |
| Štefan Boleslav Roman, in memoriam | Former President of World Congress of Slovaks | 1995 |
| Jozef Tomko | Cardinal | 1995 |
Holders of the Order of the 2nd Class White Double Cross
| Name | Reason/Occupation | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jozef Čongva | Scientist and professor, organizer of meetings of Slovaks living in Poland | 2009 |
| Ondrej Štefanko, in memoriam | Organizer of meetings of Slovaks living in Romania | 2008 |
| Gregor Papuček | Poet, organizer of meetings of Slovaks living abroad | 2008 |
| Jozef Henryk Nowacki | Apostolic nuncio in Slovakia | 2007 |
| Rodolphe Vallee | Ambassador of USA in Slovakia | 2007 |
| Laurent Louis Stokvis | Ambassador of Netherlands in Slovakia | 2006 |
| Martin Bolldorf | Ambassador of Austria in Slovakia | 2006 |
| John Edwin Mroz | President and founder of East West Institute | 2005 |
| The Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume | Luxembourg | 2005 |
| Folker Weissgerber | Volkswagen board member | 2005 |
| Uta Mayer-Schalburg | Ambassador of Germany in Slovakia | 2005 |
| Miroslav Kopečny | Ambassador of Serbia and Monte Negro in Slovakia | 2005 |
| Stan Mikita | Former ice hockey player with Slovak roots | 2004 |
| Rudolf Slánský | Ambassador of Czech Republic in Slovakia | 2004 |
| Eric van der Linden | Ambassador of European Commision in Slovakia | 2004 |
| Jurij Olexandrovič Rylač | Ambassador of Ukraine in Slovakia | 2004 |
| Luca Del Balzo Di Presenzano | Ambassador of Italy in Slovakia | 2004 |
| Viktor Volodymyrovyč Medvedčuk | Head of the Ukrainian President’s administration | 2004 |
| František Bím | Defender of democracy, Switzerland | 2004 |
| Alois Kubíček | Defender of democracy, Canada | 2004 |
| Yuan Guisen | Leaving Ambassador of China in Slovakia | 2003 |
| Jan Komornicki | Leaving Ambassador of Poland in Slovakia | 2003 |
| Karl Peter Wilhelm | Chairman of the Board of Volkswagen Slovakia | 2003 |
| Georges Vaugier | Ambassador of France in Slovakia | 2003 |
| Fernand Halbart | Honorary Consul of Slovakia in Belgium | 2002 |
| Frank Lambach | Ambassador of Germany in Slovakia | 2002 |
| Vladimir Anatolievič Jakovlev | Governor of St. Petersburg, Russia | 2002 |
| Henk J. W. Soeters | Ambassador of Netherlands in Slovakia | 2002 |
| Miklós Boros | Ambassador of Hungary in Slovakia | 2002 |
| Alexander Georgijevič Akseňonok | Ambassador of Russia in Slovakia | 2002 |
| Mons. Jean Louis Tauran | Arcibishop, secretary of Vatican for relations with countries | 2002 |
| Estanislao de Grandes Pascual | Ambassador of Spain in Slovakia | 2002 |
| Gjuro Deželić | Ambassador of Croatia in Slovakia | 2001 |
| Štefan Osuský, in memoriam | Diplomat | 2001 |
| Egone Ratzenberger | Diplomat | 2001 |
| Wolfgang Roth | Vice President of the European Investment Bank | 2001 |
| William V. Roth Jr. | Former senator in USA | 2001 |
| Jani Milčakov | Ambassador of Bulgaria in Slovakia | 2001 |
| Jose Wilson Siguera Camposo | Governor of Tocantins, Brazil | 2001 |
| Gheorghe Dinica | Ambassador of Romania in Slovakia | 2001 |
| Vassilios Ikkossipentarchos | Ambassador of Greece in Slovakia | 2001 |
| Gabriele Matzner–Holzer | Ambassador of Austria in Slovakia | 2001 |
| Nurettin Nurkan | Ambassador of Turkey in Slovakia | 2000 |
| Albert Turot | French diplomat | 1999 |
| Tomáš Baťa | Businessman, large shoe producer in USA | 1999 |
| Tchao-Miao-Fao | Ambassador of China in Slovakia | 1999 |
| Ludger Buerstedd | Ambassador of Germany in Slovakia | 1999 |
| Benjamin A. Gilman | US Congressman | 1999 |
| John L. Mica | US Congressman | 1998 |
| Jean–Philippe Dovin | Chief of French Armed Forces | 1998 |
| Paul Girod | Vice President of the Senate Finance Committee of France | 1998 |
| John Karch | Director of the Slovak American Informational Council | 1998 |
| Herbert Neumayer | Vice President of the Austria-Slovak Community | 1998 |
| Hugo Gajus Scheltema | Ambassador of Netherlands in Slovakia | 1998 |
| Ralph R. Johnson | Ambassador of USA in Slovakia | 1998 |
| Jenő Boros | Ambassador of Hungary in Slovakia | 1998 |
| Helmut Liedermann | Ambassador of Malta in Slovakia | 1998 |
| Luigi Dossena | Apostolic nuncius in Slovakia | 1998 |
| Andrzej Majkowski | Deputy Head of the Polish President’s Office | 1998 |
| Albrecht Freiher von Boeselager | Healthcare Chief of the Sovereign Order of Maltese Knights | 1998 |
| Ludwig Hoffmann von Rumerstein | Great Commander of the Sovereign Order of Maltese Knights | 1998 |
| Ermanno Squadrilli | Ambassador of Italy in Slovakia | 1997 |
| Edita Gruber | Opera Singer | 1997 |
| Georgios Zavvos | Ambassador of European Commision in Slovakia | 1997 |
| Josef Švejcar, in memoriam | Czech doctor, founder of the modern Czechslovak pediatry | 1997 |
| Emanuel Bőhm, in memoriam | Chemist, politician, publisher and fighter for national and human rights of Slovaks | 1997 |
| Koloman Sokol | Slovak painter and graphic artist living in USA | 1997 |
| Heike Zenker | Ambassador of Germany in Slovakia | 1997 |
| Jerzy Korolec | Ambassador of Poland in Slovakia | 1997 |
| JUDr. Ján Papánek, in memoriam | Slovak diplomat and lawyer living in USA | 1997 |
| Aydin Sahinbas | Ambassador of Turkey in Slovakia | 1997 |
| Ivica Tomič | Ambassador of Croatia in Slovakia | 1997 |
| Leo Danihels | President of the World Congress of Slovaks | 1996 |
| Theodor Russell | Ambassador of USA in Slovakia | 1996 |
| Denis Banneel | Ambassador of Belgium in Slovakia | 1996 |
| Thang Zhanqing | Ambassador of China in Slovakia | 1996 |
| Maximilian Pammer | Ambassador of Austria in Slovakia | 1996 |
| Mihai Dinucu | Ambassador of Romania in Slovakia | 1996 |
| Filip Šedivý | Ambassador of Czech Republic in Slovakia | 1996 |
| René Victor Franken | Ambassador of South Africa in Slovakia | 1996 |
| Sergej Vladimirovič Jastržembskij | Ambassador of Russia in Slovakia | 1996 |
| Michael Perrin | Ambassador of France in Slovakia | 1996 |
| Michael John Novak | Slovak patriot in USA | 1996 |
| Karol Strmeň | Poet | 1996 |
| Eugen Andrew Cernan | Astronaut | 1995 |
Holders of the Order of the 3rd Class White Double Cross
| Name | Reason/Occupation | Year |
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| Gila Fatranová | For propagating good reputation of Slovakia abroad | 2010 |
| Juraj Fatran | For propagating good reputation of Slovakia abroad | 2010 |
| Ailsa Rosemary May Domanová | Activist helping the widows of veterans from Western Resistance | 2009 |
| Eduard Kabát | For propagating Slovakia abroad and for the many years of work for the Slovak community in Argentina | 2008 |
| Joe Veselsky | Slovak patriot in Ireland | 2007 |
| Corneliu Barborica | Slovak patriot in Romania | 2007 |
| Alain Pellet | Professor of International Law on the X-Nanterre University in Paris, France | 2006 |
| Ryszard Siwiec, in memoriam | Polish citizen who burned himself on 8th of September 1968 as a protest against the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia | 2006 |
| prof. Sir Derek W. Bowett, CBE, QC LLD, FBA | Professor of International Law and President of Queens’ College in Cambridge, UK | 2005 |
| Toyojiro Soejima | Ambassador of Japan in Slovakia | 2005 |
| Gerard Hendrik Meulensteen | Honorary Consul of Slovakia in Eindhoven, Netherlands | 2005 |
| Ivan Schwarz | Retired General-Mayor | 2005 |
| Otto Sagner | German bookseller | 2004 |
| Sir Bernard Schreier | Businessman | 2004 |
| Magdaléna Hajóssy | Opera singer | 2003 |
| Hervé Marseille | Mayor of Meudon, France | 2003 |
| Georges Koch | Deputy Mayor of Meudon, France | 2003 |
| Margaret Huber | Leaving Ambassador of Canada in Slovakia | 2003 |
| Sergio de Queiroz Duarte | Ambassador of Brazil in Slovakia | 2002 |
| Malikus Suamin | Ambassador of Indonesia in Slovakia | 2002 |
| Josef Byrtus | General Consul of Czech Republic in Slovakia | 2002 |
| Lena May Jéger | Baroness, Great Britain | 2001 |
| Daniel Compagnoni | Director of the association Slovakia | 2001 |
| Anton Hrubý | Slovak patriot in Argentina | 2001 |
| Peter Paulíček | Slovak patriot in Brazil | 2001 |
| Tuletai Suleimenov | Ambassador of Kazakhstan in Slovakia | 2001 |
| Walter Rochel | Ambassador of European Commission in Slovakia | 2001 |
| Zuzana Chalupová | Naive painter in former Yugoslavia | 2000 |
| Michel Duger | Economic and commercial counselor of the French Embassy in Slovakia | 2000 |
| Folker Weissgerber | Chairman of the supervisory board of Volkswagen | 2000 |
| Paul Friedrich von Fuhrherr | Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta | 1998 |
| Julian N. Niemczyk | Ambassador of USA in former Czechoslovakia | 1998 |
| Zenon Bryk | Military | 1998 |
| Henryk Kuč | Director of EXBUD | 1998 |
| Janusz Siatkowski | Professor of slavism | 1998 |
| Jadwiga Podrygallo | Member of the elite Armia Krajowa DYSK | 1998 |
| Jan Komornicki | Ambassador of Poland in Slovakia | 1998 |
| Marek Grela | Deputy Head of the Office of the Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 1998 |
| Jerzy Chmielewski | Slavist | 1998 |
| Wojciech Czajka | Deputy Director of the International Department of the Polish President’s Office | 1998 |
| Jacek Baluch | Philologist | 1998 |
| Norbert Kinski | Counselor of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta | 1998 |
| Meda Mladková | Founder of the first Czechoslovak exile publisher – Sokolova Edition | 1998 |
| Wendy W. Luers | President of the Foundation for a Civil Society (formerly the Charter 77 Foundation in New York) | 1998 |
| Emil Wagner | Historian | 1998 |
Andrej Hlinka Order
It is given to Slovak citizens:
- for Special Merit for the establishment of the Slovak Republic.
| 1st Class Andrej Hlinka Order | 2nd Class Andrej Hlinka Order | 3rd Class Andrej Hlinka Order |
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Ľudovít Štúr Order
It is given to Slovak citizens:
- for defending the democracy and its development,
- for defending the human rights and freedoms,
- for the defense and security of the Slovak Republic,
- for special achievements in politics, managing and governing the country,
- for development of economy, local authorities, science and technology, education, culture, arts, sports and social affairs, or
- for spreading good reputation of Slovakia abroad.
| 1st Class Ľudovít Štúr Order | 2nd Class Ľudovít Štúr Order | 3rd Class Ľudovít Štúr Order |
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Pribina Cross
It is given to Slovak citizens:
- for Special Merit for economic, social or cultural development of the Slovak Republic.
| 1st Class Pribina Cross | 2nd Class Pribina Cross | 3rd Class Pribina Cross |
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Milan Rastislav Štefánik Cross
It is given to Slovak citizens:
- for risking own life to defend Slovakia,
- for risking own life to save other person’s life,
- for risking own life to save material values.
| 1st Class M. R. Štefánik Cross | 2nd Class M. R. Štefánik Cross | 3rd Class M. R. Štefánik Cross |
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Medal of the President of Slovak Republic
It is given to Slovak citizens:
- for significant merit in the management and governance of the country,
- for development of defense and security of Slovakia,
- for development of economy, local authorities, science and technology, education, culture, arts, sport and social affairs, or
- for spreading good reputation of Slovakia abroad.
Medal for Bravery
It is given to Slovak soldiers:
- for military bravery or valor.
| Name | Rank | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Michal Forgách | Captain | 06.12.2005 |
| Miroslav Staník | Soldier | 26.08.2004 |
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