Ásgeir Ásgerisson
President of Iceland
✶ 13 May 1894 in Kóranes (Mýrasýsla)
✟ 15 September 1972 in Reykjavik
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 22 April 1954
motto
Carpe diem (Seize the day)
shield
Painted 1994 by Bengt Olof Kälde.
other awards
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (1st class) 1930
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa 1932
Knight of the Order of Carl XIII 1962
Biography
Prime Minister 1931-1934
President 1952-1968
Received the order at a state visit to Sweden.
Placement
Not on display.