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]