Honours and Awards
As President of the Italian Republic, Scalfaro was Head of several Italian Orders: Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (28 May 1992 to 15 May 1999), Military Order of Italy, Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, Order of Merit for Labour and the Order of Vittorio Veneto. He was also awarded the Gold Medal for meritorious school, culture and art (July 31, 1973).
He also received several foreign honours:
- Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (1950)
- Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Denmark : Knight of the Order of the Elephant (19 October 1993)
- Malta : Honorary Companion of Honour with Collar of the National Order of Merit (16.11.1995 )
- Slovakia : Grand Cross (or 1st Class) of the Order of the White Double Cross (1997)
- Croatia : Knight Grand Cross of the Grand Order of King Tomislav ("For outstanding contribution to the promotion of friendship and development co-operation between the Republic of Croatia and the Italian Republic." - 17 December 1997)
- Estonia : Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
- Latvia : Knight of the Order of the Three Stars, First Class
- Lithuania : Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (19 May 1997)
- Poland : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle
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