Kristján Eldjárn
President of the Republic of Iceland
✶ 6 December 1916 in Tjörn
✟ 14 September 1982 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 22 April 1971
Assigned the collar The Royal Palace of Stockholm 23 May 1975
motto
Missing
shield
Painted 1991 by Bengt Olof Kälde.
other awards
None
Biography
National Antiquarian 1947-1968
President 1968-1980
Received the order at a state visit to Sweden and the collar in conjunction with King Carl XVI Gustaf’s state visit to Iceland.
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