Order of the Falcon

Order of the Falcon

The Order of the Falcon or Hin íslenska fálkaorða is a national Order of Iceland, established on July 3, 1921 by King Christian X of Denmark and Iceland.

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History and appointments

Ribbon of the Order of the Falcon.

New statutes were incorporated for the Order on July 11, 1944, when Iceland became independent. It may be awarded to both Icelanders and citizens of other countries for achievements in Iceland or internationally.

The President of Iceland is the designated Grand Master of the Order. A five-member council makes recommendations on awards to the Grand Master, who then grants the award. However, the Grand Master may award the Order without recommendations from the Order Council. The Grand Master and the Chairman of the Order Council then sign the Letters Patent, which are given to those who receive the awards.

Classes

Grand Cross, star
Knight's Cross, ribbon

The Order has five classes:

  1. Keðja með stórkrossstjörnu or Collar with Grand Cross, only for heads of state
  2. Stórkrossriddari or Knight Grand Cross
  3. Stórriddari með stjörnu or Grand Knight with Star
  4. Stórriddari or Grand Knight
  5. Riddari or Knight

Insignia

The collar is gilded metal, consists of links bearing the Icelandic coat-of-arms and blue-enamelled discs bearing the white falcon.

The badge consists of a gilt cross, enamelled in white, with a blue-enamelled central disc bearing the white falcon.

The star is a silver, eight-pointed star. For the Grand Cross class it has the badge of the Order superimposed upon it; for the Grand Knight with Star class it has a blue-enamelled central disc bearing the white falcon.

The ribbon is blue with white-red-white border stripes.

In summary:

  • Grand Cross - wears the badge on a collar or a sash on the right shoulder, plus a star on the left chest;
  • Grand Knight with Star - wears the badge on a necklet, plus a star on the left chest;
  • Grand Knight - wears the badge on a necklet;
  • Knight - wears the badge on a chest ribbon.

If a holder is promoted to a higher rank, the lower rank's insignia must be returned. The insignia is retained during the recipient's lifetime, but it must be returned to the Icelandic Government upon his or her death.

Some notable recipients

  • Iceland Iceland national handball team (Silver medalists in handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics)
  • Iceland Guðni Ágústson (Former Minister of Agriculture)
  • United States David Architzel (Vice Admiral, US Navy)
  • Sweden Knut O.H.A Hammarskjöld (Swedish Foreign Service)
  • Iceland His Excellency Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (Current President of Iceland)
  • United States Sue McCourt Cobb (US Ambassador to Jamaica)
  • Iceland Helgi Hallvarðsson (Captain, Icelandic Coast Guard)
  • Iceland Guðmundur Kjærnested (Commander, Icelandic Coast Guard)
  • United Kingdom George P.L. Walker (Vulcanologist)
  • United States Michael D. Haskins (Vice Admiral, US Navy)
  • Flag of EIIR.svg Her Majesty Elizabeth II (queen of 16 states)
  • Iceland Erling Blöndal Bengtsson (Cellist)
  • Iceland Orri Vigfússon (Chairman of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund)
  • United States Warren W. Rosenthal, awarded 1983
  • Sweden His Majesty Carl XVI Gustav (King of Sweden)
  • Spain Her Majesty Queen Sofía (Queen of Spain)
  • Denmark Her Majesty Margrethe II (Queen of Denmark)
  • Norway His Majesty Harald V King of Norway
  • Norway Her Majesty Sonja Queen of Norway
  • Iceland Sigrún Eðvaldsdóttir (violinist), awarded 1988
  • Iceland Helgi Tomasson (New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet) awarded 1990
  • Canada Evelyn Stefansson Nef, awarded 2001
  • Iceland Baldur Stefansson, awarded 2002
  • United States Philip Cronenwett, awarded 2003
  • United States Brad Leithauser (writer, poet, scholar), awarded 2005.
  • Iceland Thorbergur Thorvaldson, cement chemist, awarded 1939.
  • United Kingdom Rory McTurk, Professor of Icelandic Studies, University of Leeds, awarded 2007
  • Iceland Her Excellency Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (former president of Iceland)
  • Australia William Paton Cleland (Surgeon)[1]
  • Sweden Anders Grubb, Professor of Clinical Chemistry, University of Lund, awarded 2007 for research on Icelandic hereditary diseases
  • Iceland Helga Bachmann (actress)
  • United States Jack T. Weir (Captain, US Navy) Awarded 1978
  • United Kingdom Arthur Young (police officer)

Source

  1. ^ Caroline Richmond, Obituary of William Paton Cleland (1912-2005), British Medical Journal, 2005, 330; 1212; pdf

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