# Order of San Marino

The Order of San Marino or Civil and Military Equestrian Order of Saint Marinus (Italian: Ordine Equestre Civile e Militare di San Marino) is an Order of Merit of San Marino. Established 13 August 1859, the order is presented for outstanding civil or military services to the Republic, or for humanitarian, artistic, political or scientific accomplishment. It is only ever awarded to people who are not citizens of the Republic of San Marino.
The Equestrian Order of San Marino is divided into five ranks: Knight Grand Cross, Knight Grand Officer, Knight Major Officer or Commander, Knight Officer and Knight. The first rank of the Order is only awarded to sovereigns, members of reigning families, high state officials, or to those who have rendered extraordinary services to the Republic of San Marino.
The badge of the Order of San Marino is a birostrate cross of gold, enamelled in white. It is flanked by four golden towers. The badge is charged on one side with a round shield, circled in blue with the words: San Marino Protettore. An image of Saint Marinus is in the centre of the shield. On the other side, the San Marino coats of arms is encircled by the words Merito Civile e Militare and the badge is bordered by a golden crown. The ribbon is of wavy silk with alternating blue and white stripes.
The Knights of the Grand Cross also have a star which is a white birostrate cross. This is charged with a blue, round shield with the inscription: Relinquo vos liberos ab utroque homine. It is surrounded by a garland of enamelled oak and olive branches; these are leaning against a ray of four golden beams alternating with four silver beams. The Grand Officers of the order also have the same star, but of a smaller size.
The Order of Saint Agatha is the next lower in order of precedence.

## Grades

The order is presented in five ranks:
* Knight of Grand Cross (Cavaliere di Gran Croce)
* Knight Grand Officer (Cavaliere Grand'Ufficiale)
* Knight Major Officer or Commander (Cavaliere Ufficiale Maggiore or Commendatore)
* Knight Officer (Cavaliere Ufficiale)
* Knight (Cavaliere)
Ribbon bars of the Order of San Marino :
| Knight | Officer | Commander | Grand Officer | Grand Cross |

## Collar of the Equestrian Order of Saint Marino

With the decree of 30 April 1964, the Collar of the Equestrian Order of Saint Marino was established, which is normally conferred on Heads of State by the Great and General Council.

## Recipients

Prominent people who have been awarded the Order of San Marino
| Date of award | Country | Recipient |
| | Kingdom of Italy | Giuseppe Natoli |
| 1889 | Kingdom of Italy | Victor Emmanuel III of Italy |
| | Kingdom of Italy | Francesco Azzuri |
| | Kingdom of Italy | Pietro Gasparri |
| 23 September 1907 | Kingdom of Italy | Camillo Peano |
| 27 November 1918 | Kingdom of Italy | Pietro Badoglio |
| 13 March 1919 | United States | Thomas Nelson Page |
| 13 March 1919 | Kingdom of Italy | Sidney Sonnino |
| 16 September 1926 | France | Gaston Doumergue |
| 15 September 1928 | Kingdom of Italy | Costanzo Ciano |
| 15 September 1931 | United States | Victor J. Dowling |
| 15 September 1931 | United States | Jimmy Walker |
| 19 May 1932 | Kingdom of Italy | Pope Pius XII |
| 22 November 1934 | United Kingdom | George V |
| 30 March 1935 | Monaco | Louis II, Prince of Monaco |
| 6 July 1935 | Kingdom of Italy | Ludovico Chigi Albani della Rovere |
| 20 February 1937 | United Kingdom | George VI |
| 6 May 1939 | Kingdom of Italy | Galeazzo Ciano |
| 6 February 1945 | United Kingdom | Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis |
| 6 February 1945 | United States | Edgar Erskine Hume |
| 4 December 1945 | United States | Ellery W. Stone |
| 30 March 1948 | Italy | Alcide De Gasperi |
| 30 March 1948 | Italy | Carlo Sforza |
| 18 February 1950 | Monaco | Rainier III, Prince of Monaco |
| 11 June 1953 | Italy | Luigi Einaudi |
| 17 November 1953 | France | Vincent Auriol |
| 27 February 1954 | France | Georges Bidault |
| 27 February 1954 | France | Joseph Laniel |
| 24 May 1955 | Italy | Giovanni Gronchi |
| 1967 | Yugoslavia | Josip Broz Tito |
| 2006 | Netherlands | René van der Linden |
| 2014 | Italy | Giorgio Napolitano |
| 2015 | Monaco | Albert II, Prince of Monaco |
| 2021 | Italy | Sergio Mattarella |
| 2022 | Montenegro | Milo Đukanović |
| 2022 | United Kingdom | Elizabeth II |
| | Netherlands | Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma |