Order of Vasa

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The Order of Vasa was a Swedish royal order of chivalry, primarily awarded for achievements in agriculture, mining, commerce, and other contributions to the nation’s economic and social development.

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Order of Vasa canonical 10

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instanceOf Swedish royal order ⓘ
order of chivalry ⓘ
administeredBy Swedish Royal Court ⓘ
awardedFor agriculture ⓘ
commerce ⓘ
economic development ⓘ
industrial achievements ⓘ
mining ⓘ
public service ⓘ
scientific contributions related to economy ⓘ
social development ⓘ
technical innovations with economic impact ⓘ
awardingBody King of Sweden ⓘ
classSystem Commander ⓘ
Commander 1st Class ⓘ
linked to: Commander

Commander Grand Cross ⓘ
Knight ⓘ
Knight 1st Class ⓘ
Member ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
distinctFrom Order of the Polar Star ⓘ
Order of the Seraphim ⓘ
Order of the Sword ⓘ
eligibility Swedish citizens ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ
foundedBy King Gustav III of Sweden ⓘ
hasLanguage Swedish ⓘ
inception 1772 ⓘ
insigniaFeature green enameled Maltese cross ⓘ
royal crown ⓘ
sheaf of wheat emblem ⓘ
locationOfChancery Stockholm ⓘ
motto Gustaf III Instiftare ⓘ
namedAfter House of Vasa ⓘ
primaryFocus non-military merits ⓘ
reformed 2023 ⓘ
religion secular ⓘ
religiousRequirement no requirement of military service ⓘ
no requirement of noble birth ⓘ
ribbonColor green ⓘ
status dormant after 1975 ⓘ
statusAfterReform reinstated as a state order ⓘ
symbolism agricultural prosperity ⓘ
economic growth ⓘ
type civil order ⓘ

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