Viesturs Orden

The "Viesturs Orden" was instituted on July 12th, 1938 bij the Latvian President Karlis Ulmanis and named after the Historcal Latvian King Viestur. After the Soviet occupation, the Latvian Sovier Republic abolished the decoration and in 2004 the Latvian Republic re-established the award.

The order has three honor medals (bronze, silver and gold) and five classes, at first known as V. until I. Class, later as Knight, Officer, Commander, Grand Officer and Grand Cross.