Orders, Decorations and Medals of Estonia

Links and Other References

Acknowledgements

Adrià Espineta Arias, Emmanuel Halleux, P.O.Sandberg, and Yuri Yashnev, for the use of pictures.

Grateful thanks to Bene Merenti and eMedals, who have allowed the use of pictures from their catalogue

Links

President of Estonia - Teenetemärgid [Estonian State Decorations]

Estonian Ministry of Defence

Estonian Defence Force - Kaitseväe aumärgid [Medals of Honor of the Defence Forces].

National Defence League - Teenetemärgid (Awards)

Estonian War Museum - Orders and Military Decorations (Archived February 2015)

Roman Tavast OÜ - website of the official manufacturer of Estonian orders & decorations

Antonio Prieto Barrio - Ribbons of Estonia - Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 - Page 4 - Page 5 - Page 6

Aleks Kivinuk - Eesti Söjalised Autasud & Rinnamärgid 1918 - 1940 [Estonian Military Awards & Decorations, 1918 - 1940] (Archived May 2023).

Jean-Paul LeBlanc - Medals of Estonia (Archived July 2014)

Ilja Repetski - World Awards: Estonia

Eric Semon - Décorations de l'Estonie

Sven Vik - World Orders and Medals: Estonia

Mario Volpe - Tavole ordini REPUBBLICHE BALTICHE

Wikipedia - Orders, Decorations and Medals of Estonia

Wikipedia - Eesti teenetemärgid [Estonian Decorations]

MedalBook - Estonia

Text References

Barac, B. (2010) Reference Catalogue Orders, Medals and Decorations of the World Part II: Bronze Book (D-G) OBOL, Zagreb.

Kavaliauskas, V. (1996) Orders, Decorations and Medals of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania 1918-1940, Tøjhusmuseet.

Konso, K. (2013) Teenetemärkide järjestamisest tavavormi kuuel. Sõdur 1/2013: 27-33. [The ordering and wearing of the ribbons of decorations worn on the standard uniforms of the Defence Forces and the Defence League].

Konso, K. (2018) Estonian Defence Forces 100: Symbols of the units of Estonian Defence Forces 1918-2018 Headquarters of Estonian Defence Forces, Strategic Communications Department. Available online here.

Pehme, A. (2023) Uus teenetemärk - Kaitseliidu teeneterist. Kaitse Kodu! 6/2023: 16-17. [New Cross of Merit of the Defence League]

Pehme, A. (2023) Mis järjestuses kanda Kaitseliidu ja kaitseväe medaleid Kaitse Kodu! 6/2023: 18-19. [In what order should the medals of the Estonian Defence League and the Estonian Defence Forces be worn?]

Stair Sainty, G. & Heydel-Mankoo, R. (Eds) (2006) World Orders of Knighthood and Merit Burke's Peerage and Gentry, 2006.

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