Order of the White Lion

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Order of the White Lion
Collar of the Order of the White Lion
Awarded by the President of the Czech Republic
Type	Order
Motto	PRAVDA VÍTĚZÍ (Truth Prevails)
Awarded for	Outstanding services to the Czech Republic
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	Petr Pavel
Grades	Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight
Precedence
Next (higher)	None (highest)
Next (lower)	Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Ribbon bar of the Order of the White Lion

The Order of the White Lion (Czech: Řád Bílého lva) is the highest order of the Czech Republic. It continues a Czechoslovak order of the same name created in 1922 as an award for foreigners (Czechoslovakia having no civilian decoration for its citizens in the 1920s and 1930s). It was inspired by the Czech Nobility Cross created in 1814 by the Emperor and King Francis II and awarded to 37 Bohemian noblemen.