Estonian state decorations, their classes and descriptions, as provided by the State Decorations Act passed in the Riigikogu on 11 December 1996.
Cross of Liberty | Order of the National Coat of Arms | Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana |
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Order of the White Star | Order of the Cross of the Eagle | Order of the Estonian Red Cross |
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