| Hungarian Cross of Merit | |
| Awarded By: | President of Hungary |
| Type: | State decoration |
| Status: | Currently constituted |
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| First Induction: | 1991 |
| Higher: | Hungarian Order of Merit |
| Lower: | none |
The Hungarian Cross of Merit (Hungarian: Magyar Érdemkereszt) is the fifth highest state decoration of Hungary. Until 2011, the order was awarded the called the Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.[1] A maximum of 250 awards from each class are permitted to be awarded to Hungarians per year.[2]
The decoration comes in civil and military divisions, both of which are divided into three classes.
The order's insignia is composed of a 42mm diameter widening banded cross with a stylised laurel wreath between the stems (2mm). Its central field, also surrounded by a laurel wreath, bears the coat of arms of the Hungarian Republic of 1990 on the obverse and the years "1946/1991" on the reverse. The cross is plated in gold, silver or bronze according to the grade.