title: Orders, decorations, and medals of Montenegro
text: # Orders, decorations, and medals of Montenegro
  
  Orders, decorations, and medals of Montenegro is a system of awards in Montenegro. The Government of Montenegro established a national honours system consisting of orders, decorations, and medals approximately a year after the independence of Montenegro in 2006.
  
  The President of Montenegro is the titular head of the national honours system and decrees and invests each honoree on the advice and approval of the Government of Montenegro.
  
  ## National honours
  
  Each order consists of several grades and each honour may be bestowed on nationals and foreigners alike.
  
  | Order | Class | Native name |
  | - | - | - |
  | Order of the Republic of Montenegro | Necklace | Orden Republike Crne Gore na velikoj ogrlici |
  | Order of the Republic of Montenegro | Sash | Orden Republike Crne Gore na lenti |
  | Order of the Montenegrin Grand Star | Order of the Montenegrin Grand Star | Orden Crnogorske velike zvijezde |
  | Order of Montenegrin independence | Order of Montenegrin independence | Orden Crnogorske nezavisnosti |
  | Order of the Montenegrin Flag | 1st degree | Orden Crnogorske zastave I stepena |
  | Order of the Montenegrin Flag | 2nd degree | Orden Crnogorske zastave II stepena |
  | Order of the Montenegrin Flag | 3rd degree | Orden Crnogorske zastave III stepena |
  | Order for Bravery | Order for Bravery | Orden za hrabrost |
  | Order of Work | Order of Work | Orden rada |
  | Medal for Bravery | Medal for Bravery | Medalja za hrabrost |
  | Medal for Humanitarianism | Medal for Humanitarianism | Medalja za čovjekoljublja |
  | Medal for Service | Medal for Service | Medalja za zasluge |
  
  ## Presidential honours
  
  Included within the National Honours Act, is the power of the President to award the Presidential Award of Recognition to prominent Montenegrin and foreign nationals who have served the President in a high capacity. This award is also granted to foreign statesmen and some resident foreign ambassadors of EU and NATO countries at the conclusion of their mission. It consists of a Presidential diploma.
  
  ## Dynastic awards
  
  The Kingdom of Montenegro issued its own royal awards up until the monarchy's abolition in 1918. Today, the head of Montenegrin Royal House, Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, has continued to award dynastic honours and this practice is recognised by the Montenegrin State. The three dynastic Orders bestowed by the Royal House are:
  
  * Order of Prince Danilo I
  * Order of Saint Peter of Cetinje
  * Order of Petrović-Njegoš
  * Red Cross Order
  * Order of the Freedom of Montenegro (founded in exile in 1919)
  