Order of Francysk Skaryna

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  • Order of Francysk Skaryna Obverse

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Attributes

  • Country
    Belarus
  • Composition
    Silver gilt/Enamelled
  • Inscription
    Obv: ФРДНЦЬIСК ГСОРГIИ СКДРЬIПО
  • Size
    43x39mm
  • Image Licensing
    The image of the Order of Francysk Skaryna is attributed to Sasha Krotov at Wikipedia and is used in the public domain. See the following page for more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orden_Francisca_Scorina.jpg under Article 8 of the Law of the Belarus No. 370-XIII of May 16, 1996 on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights license.

History


This Order is conferred upon individuals in recognition of significant contributions to publishing, cultural heritage, history, language, literature, art, and education. It is also awarded for merit in humanitarian and charitable activities, and for supporting human rights.

The obverse Cyrillic inscription translates to "Francysk Georgy Skaryna"

The Order is named after Francysk Skaryna who was an Belorussian linguistic during the 1500's. He would end up setting the frame work of the modern day Belorussian language.

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