Order of Viesturs

• Name — Order of Viesturs Viestura ordenis • Type — 5 class Order, with three honor medals. Awarded with swords (military) and without (civil). • Awarded For — merit in service to the armed forces; safeguarding and strengthening national security and social order; defense of the country's borders. • Motto — Confortamini et pugnate (Be strong and fight) • Established — 11 August 1938 • Higher — Order of the Three Stars • Lower — Cross of Recognition • Image2 — Ribbon for civil awards Ribbon for military awards The Order of Viesturs (Viestura ordenis) is a Latvian state order founded in 1938, which was temporarily discontinued in 1940 by the Soviet occupation of Latvia, but was re-established in 2004. The order is named after the medieval historical figure King Viesturs of ancient Semigallia. Currently it is the highest military-related award still awarded by Latvia.

The order is awarded in the following classes: • Grand Cross: Cross is worn suspended from a sash worn over the shoulder with a breast star. • Grand Officer: Cross is worn suspended from the neck with a breast star • Commander: Cross is worn suspended from the neck • Officer: Cross is worn suspended from a ribbon with rosette worn on the chest • Knight: Cross is worn suspended from a ribbon worn on the chest. The order also has three medals that may be awarded in the civil or military divisions: • Gold Medal • Silver Medal • Bronze Medal • 1st class with swords — 1st class — 1st class with swords, dames — 1st class, dames • — — — • — — — • 2nd class with swords — 2nd class — 2nd class with swords, dames — 2nd class, dames • — — — • — — — • 3rd class with swords — 3rd class — 3rd class with swords, dames — 3rd class, dames • — — — • — — — • 4th class — 5th class * — • —