The Ukraine International “Order of Honor” is a special national medal of Ukraine awarded to people characterized by high moral principles who have acted with honor, often to improve relations between countries and people.

This Medal crowned with motto “Honorem Habeo” (Latin – “I have the Honor”) and surrounded by laurel branches to symbolise, a straight and steady path to protect your ideals and follow them!

This very prestigious Ukrainian medal was presented to Mirco Patarini at the 2014 CIA Congress of Delegates in Salzburg (picture above) by well known Ukrainian politician and accordionist Yan Tabachnyk who thanked Mirco Patarini very much for many years of assistance to accordionists and accordion endeavours in the Ukraine.

Picture left is Mirco Patarini and Yan Tabachnyk. Picture below of the medal.

This national award has also been given to:
Presidents of Ukraine (L. Kravchuk, L. Kuchma, V. Yanukovych)
President of Russia – V. Putin
President of Azerbaijan – Heydar Aliev
President of Armenia – Robert Kocharian
President of Israel – Moshe Katsav
Ambassador of United States – John Tefft
Mayor of New York – Rudolph Giuliani
Vladimir Kraine, Joseph Kobzon and other important politicians, scientists, musicians and public figures.