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Award
Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone
Star and sash of the order
Awarded for
Merit deserving the recognition of the state
Country
Bavaria
Presented by
the King of Bavaria
Eligibility
Civil servants, non-nobles, and foreigners
Motto
virtus et honor
Status
No longer awarded
Established
19 March 1808
Badge of a knight of the order
Ribbon of the Order
Precedence
Next (higher)
Military Order of Max Joseph (Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden)
Next (lower)
Order of St. Michael
The Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown (German: Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone) was an order of merit of the Kingdom of Bavaria established by King Maximilian Joseph I on 19 March 1808. The motto of the order is Virtus et Honor ('Courage and Honour').
The order was awarded in several grades:
Grand Cross
Grand Commander
Commander
Knight
Medal in Gold
Medal in Silver
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