The Order of Motherland

The Order of the Fatherland (Հայրենիքի շքանշան) is a state award of the Republic of Armenia. It was established by the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On the highest title of the Republic of Armenia ‘National Hero of Armenia’,” adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on March 29, 1994, signed by the President of the Republic of Armenia on April 22, 1994, and which entered into force on May 8, 1994 (the law was repealed on August 9, 2014). It was re-established by the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On State Awards and Honorary Titles of the Republic of Armenia,” adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on June 21, 2014, signed by the President of the Republic of Armenia on July 18, 2014, and which entered into force on August 9, 2014.