demise of a person who has been decorated with a medal or the demise of a holder of an order who was not a citizen of the Czech Republic the survivors will keep both the insignia and the certificate on the award. If there are no survivors the insignia and the certificate will be returned to the Office of the President. By law, President of the Czech Republic is entitled to the class I insignia of this order; after leaving the office, the order may be conferred upon him for life by a joint resolution of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The days designated for the bestowal of decorations is January 1 and October 28. By tradition the president presents the honors and awards in the evening of October 28 during a ceremony held at the Prague Castle. State decorations Order of the White Lion Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Medal of Heroism Medal of Merit References Politics of the Czech Republic Government of the Czech Republic