Bavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit (German: Bayerischer Verdienstorden) is the Order of Merit of the Free State of Bavaria. It is awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria as a "recognition of outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people".[1]
Bavarian Order of Merit | |
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![]() Badge of the order for women | |
Awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria | |
Type | Order of Merit |
Established | 11 June 1957 |
Country | Bavaria, Germany |
Eligibility | Men and women without distinction of nationality or class[1] |
Awarded for | Outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people[1] |
Status | Currently awarded |
Founder | Wilhelm Hoegner |
Ordensherr | Markus Söder |
Statistics | |
Total inductees | 5,602 (as of August 2018)[2] |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art |
Related | Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown Order of the Lion of Bavaria |
![]() Ribbon bar of the order |
The order was instituted by law on 11 June 1957. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet can nominate awardees.
Hemmerle,[3] a German jewellery house based in Munich founded in 1893, is the exclusive maker of the Bavarian Order of Merit since it was instituted in 1957.
References
- Bayerische Staatsregierung. "Bayerischer Verdienstorden". Bayerischer Landesportal (in German). Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- Bayerische Staatsregierung. "Bayerischer Verdienstorden" (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "Hemmerle Website". Hemmerle. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- Hartsch, E. (2010). Maffay – Auf dem Weg zu mir (in German). C. Bertelsmann Verlag. p. 405. ISBN 978-3-641-05009-2. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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