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An early design of the collar of the Order of St. Olav
An early design of the collar of the Order of St. A livery collar or chain of office is a collar or heavy chain, usually of Gold, worn as insignia of office or a mark of Fealty or Olav

The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (Norwegian: Den Kongelige Norske St. Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Olavs Orden; or Sanct Olafs Orden, the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry that was instituted by King Oscar I of Norway and Sweden on August 21, 1847, as a distinctly Norwegian order. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional An Order is a Decoration, awarded by a government a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte ( July 4, 1799, Paris &ndash July 8, 1859, Stockholm "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common It is named after King Olav II, known for posterity as St. Olav. Nobility was abolished in Norway in 1821. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Just before the union with Sweden was dissolved in 1905, the order of the Norwegian Lion was instituted in 1904 by King Oscar II, but it was not awarded by his successor Haakon VII. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Order of the Norwegian Lion was a Norwegian Order of knighthood established by King Oscar II of Norway on 21 January 1904, "in Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Early life At his birth in Stockholm Oscar Frederik was created Duke of Östergötland. Haakon VII (Prince Carl of Denmark born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel) (3 August 1872 in Charlottenlund 21 September 1957 in Oslo) The order of St. Olav thus became the kingdom's only order of chivalry for the next 80 years. The Grand Master of the order is the reigning monarch of Norway. It is awarded to individuals as a reward for remarkable accomplishments on behalf of the father country and humanity. Since 1985, the order has only been conferred upon Norwegian citizens, though foreign heads of state and royals are awarded the order as a matter of courtesy. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

The reigning monarch awards the order upon the recommendation of a six-member commission, consisting of a chancellor, vice chancellor, the court treasurer, and one representative from the southern, central, and northern parts of Norway. The prime minister nominates the members of the commission, and the monarch approves them. Nominations for the award are directed at the commission through the county mayor. ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål

The order is divided into five classes and may be awarded for either civilian or military contributions, the Collar is awarded as a separate distinction of the Grand Cross to those recipients deemed exceptionally worthy, in descending order of distinction:

Recipients are expected to return the insignia upon advancement to a higher level of the order, or upon their death. Since it was instituted, the order has been awarded approximately 5,000 times. The insignia are produced in Norway by craftsmen.

The Norwegian king also awards the St. Olav Medal in gold and silver for "activities for the benefit of society," but these do not confer upon the recipient membership in an order.

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Insignia

The collar of the Order is in gold, with six enamelled and crowned monograms "O" (for Olav), six enamelled and crowned coat-of-arms of Norway, and 12 gold crosses bottony each flanked by two axes with silver blades and golden shafts (The latter element is also featured in the coat of arms of the Church of Norway). In Heraldry, bottony refers to a symbol having a bud or button or a kind of Trefoil, at the end furnished with knobs or buttons The Church of Norway ( Den norske kirke in Bokmål or Den norske kyrkja in Nynorsk) is the state church of Norway

The badge of the Order is a white enamelled Maltese Cross, in silver for the knight class and in gilt of the higher classes; crowned monograms "O" (for Olav) appear between the arms of the cross. The Maltese cross or Amalfi cross is identified as the symbol of an order of Christian warriors known as the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Malta The obverse central disc is red with the golden Norwegian lion; the reverse disc bears the motto "Justice and Truth" in Norwegian; both discs are surrounded by a white-blue-white ring. The cross is topped by a crown; military awards have crossed swords between the crown and the cross.

The star of the Order for the Grand Cross is an eight-pointed silver star with faceted rays, bearing the obverse of the badge of the Order (minus the crown on the top).

The star for Commander with Star is a silver faceted Maltese Cross, with gilt crowned monograms "O" (for Olav) between the arms of the cross. The central disc is red with the golden Norwegian lion, surrounded by a white-blue-white ring.

The ribbon of the Order is red with white-blue-white edge stripes.

Ranking

In the Order of precedence used at the royal court of Norway, bearers of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. The Norwegian Order of precedence is the hierarchy of officials in the Government of Norway used to direct seating and ranking on formal occasions decided by the Olav with collar are ranked 15 in the Order of precedence directly after The Lady Chamberlain and generals and directly before recipients of the War Cross with sword. Krigskorset med Sverd or the War Cross with Sword is the highest ranking Norwegian gallantry decoration Bearers of the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav are ranked 16.

The medal is ranked third in the general ranking of Norwegian orders and medals for use when wearing more than one medal. This is a list of Norwegian orders and medals, in order of precedence

Current holders of the Grand Cross

This list contains 89 holders of the Grand Cross, 21 of which have also been awarded the Collar and gives the year of their appointment. The list is collated alphabetically by last name, those recipients not possessing a last name, such as royalty and most Icelanders are collated by first name. 6 of the listed are not heads of states or royals, these are marked by names in bold. Before the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit was created in 1985, the Order of St Olav was awarded to members of a foreign delegation during state visits. The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (Norwegian Den Kongelige Norske Fortjenstorden) was established by King Olav V of Norway in 1985 Many holders of the grand cross who are not Heads of state are not listed here.

This list was last updated on 28 March 2008.

CountryNameTitle, PositionGrand Cross
with Collar
Grand CrossYear of appointment
Flag of Austria AustriaHeinz FischerPresidentCheck markY2007
Flag of Belgium BelgiumAlbert IIKingCheck markY1964
Flag of Belgium BelgiumMathildeCrown PrincessCheck markY2003
Flag of Belgium BelgiumPaolaQueenCheck markY1997
Flag of Belgium BelgiumPhilippeCrown PrinceCheck markY2003
Flag of Brazil BrazilLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaPresidentCheck markY2003
Flag of Bulgaria BulgariaGeorgi ParvanovPresidentCheck markY2006
Flag of Denmark DenmarkBenediktePrincessCheck markY1974
Flag of Denmark DenmarkFrederikCrown PrinceCheck markY1990
Flag of Denmark DenmarkHenrikPrince ConsortCheck markY1968
Flag of Denmark DenmarkJoachimPrinceCheck markY1991
Flag of Denmark DenmarkMargrethe IIQueenCheck markY1958
Flag of Denmark DenmarkMaryCrown PrincessCheck markY2005
Flag of Estonia EstoniaArnold Rüütel3rd PresidentCheck markY2002
Flag of Ethiopia EthiopiaMedferiashworkformer Crown PrincessCheck markY1956
Flag of Finland FinlandMartti Ahtisaari10th PresidentCheck markY1994
Flag of Finland FinlandMauno Koivisto9th PresidentCheck markY1983
Flag of Finland FinlandTarja Halonen11th PresidentCheck markY2000
Flag of France FranceJacques Chiracformer PresidentCheck markY2000
Flag of France FranceValéry Giscard d'Estaingformer President (when Minister of Finance)Check markY1962
Flag of Germany GermanyRoman Herzogformer PresidentCheck markY1998
Flag of Germany GermanyHorst KöhlerPresidentCheck markY2007
Flag of Germany GermanyMarianne von Weizsäckerformer first ladyCheck markY1986
Flag of Germany GermanyRichard von Weizsäckerformer PresidentCheck markY1986
Flag of Greece GreeceConstantine IIformer KingCheck markYCheck markY1964, 1962
Flag of Greece GreeceConstantinos Stephanopoulosformer PresidentCheck markY2004
Flag of Hungary HungaryÁrpád Gönczformer PresidentCheck markY1999
Flag of Hungary HungaryFerenc Mádlformer PresidentCheck markY2002
Flag of Iran IranFarah Pahlaviformer EmpressCheck markY1965
Flag of Iceland IcelandÓlafur Ragnar GrímssonPresidentCheck markY1998
Flag of Iceland IcelandVigdís Finnbogadóttir4th PresidentCheck markY1982
Flag of Italy ItalyCarlo Azeglio Ciampiformer PresidentCheck markY2001
Flag of Japan JapanAkihitoEmperorCheck markYCheck markY2001, 1953
Flag of Japan JapanMasakoCrown PrincessCheck markY2001
Flag of Japan JapanMichikoEmpressCheck markY2001
Flag of Japan JapanNaruhitoCrown PrinceCheck markY2001
Flag of Japan JapanTomohito of MikasaPrincessCheck markY2001
Flag of Jordan JordanAbdullah IIKingCheck markY2000
Flag of Jordan JordanHassanPrince (former Crown Prince)Check markY?
Flag of Jordan JordanRaniaQueenCheck markY2000
Flag of Latvia LatviaGuntis Ulmanisformer PresidentCheck markY1998
Flag of Latvia LatviaVaira Vīķe-Freibergaformer PresidentCheck markY2000
Flag of Lithuania LithuaniaValdas AdamkusPresidentCheck markY1998
Flag of Luxembourg LuxembourgHenriGrand DukeCheck markY1996
Flag of Luxembourg LuxembourgJeanGrand DukeCheck markY1964
Flag of Luxembourg LuxembourgMaria TeresaGrand DuchessCheck markY1964
Flag of the Netherlands NetherlandsBeatrixQueenCheck markY1964
Flag of the Netherlands NetherlandsMargrietPrincessCheck markY1964
Flag of the Netherlands NetherlandsWillem-AlexanderCrown PrinceCheck markY1996
Flag of Norway NorwayAstridPrincessCheck markY1956
Flag of Norway NorwayKjell Magne Bondevikformer Prime MinisterCheck markY2004
Flag of Norway NorwayLars Petter ForbergMaster of the Royal HouseholdCheck markY2004
Flag of Norway NorwayHaakonCrown PrinceCheck markY1991
Flag of Norway NorwayKnut Magne Hagenformer secretary to the KingCheck markY2000
Flag of Norway NorwayHarald VKingCheck markY Grand Master1955, 1991
Flag of Norway NorwayKaare Langleteformer Master of the Royal HouseholdCheck markY1993
Flag of Norway NorwayJørgen Hårek Kosmoformer President of the Norwegian ParliamentCheck markY2005
Flag of Norway NorwayMärtha LouisePrincessCheck markY1989
Flag of Norway NorwayMette-MaritCrown PrincessCheck markY2001
Flag of Norway NorwayRagnhildPrincessCheck markY1982
Flag of Norway NorwayCarsten Smithformer Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of NorwayCheck markY2003
Flag of Norway NorwaySonjaQueenCheck markY1972
Flag of Poland PolandAleksander Kwaśniewskiformer PresidentCheck markY1996
Flag of Poland PolandLech Wałęsaformer PresidentCheck markY1995
Flag of Portugal PortugalAntónio Ramalho Eanes17th PresidentCheck markY1978
Flag of Portugal PortugalJorge Sampaioformer presidentCheck markY2004
Flag of Romania RomaniaEmil Constantinescuformer PresidentCheck markY1999
Flag of South Africa South AfricaNelson Mandelaformer PresidentCheck markY1998
Flag of Spain SpainCristinaPrincessCheck markY1995
Flag of Spain SpainElenaPrincessCheck markY1995
Flag of Spain SpainFelipeCrown PrinceCheck markY1995
Flag of Spain SpainJuan Carlos IKingCheck markY1982
Flag of Spain SpainSofíaQueenCheck markY1982
Flag of Sweden SwedenCarl XVI GustafKingCheck markY1974
Flag of Sweden SwedenCarl PhilipPrinceCheck markY2005
Flag of Sweden SwedenChristinaPrincessCheck markY1992
Flag of Sweden SwedenDésiréePrincessCheck markY1992
Flag of Sweden SwedenLilianPrincessCheck markY1992
Flag of Sweden SwedenMadeleinePrincessCheck markY2005
Flag of Sweden SwedenSilviaQueenCheck markY1982
Flag of Sweden SwedenVictoriaCrown PrincessCheck markY1995
Flag of Thailand ThailandBhumibol AdulyadejKingCheck markY1960
Flag of Thailand ThailandSirikitQueenCheck markY1965
Flag of the United Kingdom United KingdomAndrewPrinceCheck markY1988
Flag of the United Kingdom United KingdomCharlesCrown PrinceCheck markY1978
Flag of the United Kingdom United KingdomEdwardPrinceCheck markY1988
Flag of the United Kingdom United KingdomElizabeth IIQueenCheck markY1955
Flag of the United Kingdom United KingdomPhilipPrince ConsortCheck markY1952
Flag of the United Kingdom United KingdomRichardPrinceCheck markY1973

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