| Civil Order of Saxony (Zivilverdienstorden) |
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Star and grand cross of the order |
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| Awarded by Kingdom of Saxony | |
| Type | Civil Order of Merit |
| Eligibility | Saxon civilians |
| Awarded for | service to the state for civil virtue |
| Status | Obsolete |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 7 June 1815 |
| Last awarded | 1918 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Albert Order |
| Next (lower) | Order of Sidonia |
Ribbon of the order |
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The Civil Order of Saxony was established 7 June 1815 by King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony. It was a general order of merit for the royal subjects of the Kingdom of Saxony for distinguished by their civic service and virtue.
Upon its founding in 1815 the order was divided into seven classes of merit:
With an amendment of 18 March 1858 the Small Cross became the Cross of Honour, eventually becoming Knight Second Class on 31 January 1876. The decree also replaced the gold and silver medals with civilian crosses of distinction, in gold and silver. The classes of the order thus became: