Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate explained

Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate
Presenter:the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate
Country:Germany
Type:Civil order of merit
Awarded For:Outstanding contributions to the state of Rhineland-Palatinate
Established:2 October 1981

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. It was founded on 2 October 1981, and first awarded in 1982. The order is limited to 800 living recipients.[1] Through 2012, the order had been awarded 1035 times.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Landesverdienstorden | Willkommen in Rheinland-Pfalz . Rlp.de . 7 May 2012 . de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120414184604/http://www.rlp.de/ministerpraesident/staatskanzlei/auszeichnungenehrungen/landesverdienstorden/ . 14 April 2012 .
  2. Web site: Der Verdienstorden des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz . Ordensmuseum.de . 29 January 2019 . de.