Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate

Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate
Awarded by the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate
Country Germany
Type Civil order of merit
Awarded for Outstanding contributions to the state of Rhineland-Palatinate
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Established 2 October 1981

Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate (German: Verdienstorden des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz) is a civil order of merit, of the German State of Rhineland-Palatinate. The order is presented for outstanding service to the state and people of Rhineland-Palatinate. The Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate was founded on 2 October 1981, and first awarded in 1982. The order is limited 800 living recipients.[1] Through 2009, the order had been awarded 991 times.[2]

References

  1. "Landesverdienstorden | Willkommen in Rheinland-Pfalz" (in German). Rlp.de. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. "Der Verdienstorden des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz" (in German). Ordensmuseum.de. Retrieved 7 May 2012.


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