Honorific order that is conferred by a sovereign entity
For the Order of Merit in the Commonwealth realms, see Order of Merit. For other uses, see Order of merit (disambiguation).
The cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi, an order of merit established in 1920 by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, an independent, Catholic order of chivalry and sovereign entity.
An order of merit is an honorific order that is conferred by a state, government, royal family, or other sovereign entity to an individual in recognition of military or civil merit. The historical background of the modern honours system of orders of merit may be traced to the emergence of chivalric orders during the Middle Ages.
Orders of merit may be bestowed as official awards by states, or as dynastic orders by royal families. In the case of modern republics, an order of merit may constitute the highest award conferred by the state authority.
An orderofmerit is an honorific order that is conferred by a state, government, royal family, or other sovereign entity to an individual in recognition...
The New Zealand OrderofMerit is an orderofmerit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth...
The OrderofMeritof the Italian Republic (Italian: Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the most senior Italian orderofmerit. It was established...
Hungarian OrderofMerit (Hungarian: Magyar Érdemrend) is the fourth highest State Orderof Hungary. Founded in 1991, the order is a revival of an original...
The OrderofMeritof the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or Bundesverdienstorden, BVO) is the only...
The Orderof Civil Merit (Spanish: Orden del Mérito Civil) was established by King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1926. The order recognizes "the civic virtue...
The FIFA OrderofMerit is the highest honour awarded by FIFA. The award is presented at the annual FIFA congress. It is normally awarded to people who...
Bavarian OrderofMerit (German: Bayerischer Verdienstorden) is the OrderofMeritof the Free State of Bavaria. It is awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria...
Royal Orderof Sports Merit (Spanish: Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo) is a Spanish civil orderofmerit established in 18 June 1982. The order is indented...
OrderofMerit (IOM) was a military and civilian decoration of British India. It was established in 1837, (General Orderof the Governor-General of India...
The OrderofMerit for Labour (Italian: Ordine al Merito del Lavoro) is an Italian orderof chivalry that was founded in 1923 by King Vittorio Emanuele...
The Saskatchewan OrderofMerit (French: Ordre du Mérite de la Saskatchewan) is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Instituted...
National OrderofMerit may refer to: National OrderofMerit (Algeria) National OrderofMerit (Bhutan) National OrderofMerit (Brazil) National Orderof Merit...
Below is a list of members of the OrderofMerit from the order's creation in 1902 until the present day. The number shown is the individual's place in...
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