Order Of Ľudovít Štúr

The president, who is a recipient, 1st Class, of the order by virtue of holding office, is not obligated to respect the proposal.

Order of Ľudovít Štúr Rad Ľudovíta Štúra
Order of Ľudovít Štúr I. class – military
Awarded by President of Slovakia
Type	Order
Eligibility	Citizens
Awarded for	Services to Slovakia
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	H.E. Zuzana Čaputová
Grades	1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Andrej Hlinka
Next (lower)	Pribina Cross
Order of Andrej Hlinka Pribina Cross

The medal is awarded to Slovak citizens who have made exceptional contributions to democracy and human rights, the defence and security of the republic, or for exceptionally significant merit in the fields of politics, state management and administration, the development of the national economy, science and technology, culture, art, education, sports, and for significant spread of the good name of the Slovak Republic abroad.

The Order of Ľudovít Štúr, instituted on 2 February 1994, is bestowed annually on 1 September, on the occasion of the anniversary of the approval of the Constitution of Slovakia. It is named after the Slovak poet, philosopher, politician, and writer Ľudovít Štúr (1815–1856).

The award has two types—civil and military; each type has three classes, ranked by degree of merit.

Medals
Ribbons
3rd Class	2nd Class	1st Class

Sources:

1st Class, civil

1st Class, military

• Ján Golian
• Rudolf Viest
• Ivan Bella

2nd Class, civil

2nd Class, military

• Ján Nálepka

3rd Class, civil