Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein explained

Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein Verdienstorden des Landes Schleswig-Holstein
Presenter:	Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein
Country:	Germany
Type:	Order of merit
Established:	26 August 2008
Related:	Schleswig-Holstein-Medaille

The Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein (German: Verdienstorden des Landes Schleswig-Holstein) is an award presented by the Minister-President of German state Schleswig-Holstein. Established in 2008, it is the highest award of the state. Prior to 2008, the Schleswig-Holstein-Medaille was the highest award of the state. In the establishing decree of the order it states prior recipients of the medal are members of the order.^[1] To preserve the exclusivity of the order it is limited to 500 living recipients.^[2]

Notable recipients

• Dennis Snower
• Christoph Eschenbach
• Justus Frantz
• Klaus Fußmann
• Ulrich Schulte-Wülwer
• Angelika Volquartz
• Knut Kiesewetter
• Carl Holst
• Lü Zushan
• Jens Oddershede
• Toshizō Ido
• Mojib Latif
• Otto Bernhardt
• Detlev Buck

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schleswig-Holstein – Staatskanzlei - Verdienstorden des Landes Schleswig-Holstein . Schleswig-holstein.de . 2008-08-26 . 13 May 2013 . German.
2. Web site: Der Verdienstorden des Landes Schleswig – Holstein . Ordensmuseum.de . 13 May 2013 . German.