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