Order of the Star of Italy

Order of the Star of Italy
Ordine della Stella d'Italia
Order of the Star of Italy; Ordine della Stella d'Italia
	Emblem of the order
Awarded by the Italian Republic
Type	Order of chivalry
Established	3 February 2011
Country	Italy
Eligibility	All civilians
Criteria	Preservation and promotion of national prestige abroad, promoting friendly relations and co-operation with other countries and ties with Italy
Status	Currently constituted
Grand Master	President of the Republic
Council Chair	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Grades	Grand Cross of Honour; Knight Grand Cross; Grand Officer; Commander; Officer; Knight;
Post-nominals	OSI
Website	www.quirinale.it/page/stellaitalia
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Merit for Labour
Next (lower)	Order of Vittorio Veneto
Related	Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity
	; Ribbon of the order; ;

The Order of the Star of Italy (Italian: Ordine della Stella d'Italia [ˈordine della ˈѕtɛlla diˈtaːlja]) is an Italian order of chivalry that was founded in 2011. The order was reformed from the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity by the 11th President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano.^[1] The emphasis of the reformed award was shifted from post-war reconstruction to the preservation and promotion of national prestige abroad, promoting friendly relations and co-operation with other countries and ties with Italy.

^ LEGGE 3 febbraio 2011, n. 13 Modifiche ed integrazioni al decreto legislativo 9 marzo 1948, n. 812, recante nuove norme relative all'Ordine della Stella della solidarieta' italiana (Gazzetta Ufficiale 1 marzo 2011, n. 49)