Bavarian Order of Merit

Bavarian Order of Merit
Badge of the order for women
Awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria
TypeOrder of Merit
Established11 June 1957
CountryBavaria, Germany
EligibilityMen and women without distinction of nationality or class
Awarded forOutstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people
StatusCurrently awarded
FounderWilhelm Hoegner
OrdensherrMarkus Söder
Statistics
Total inductees5,602 (as of August 2018)
Precedence
Next (higher)Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
RelatedOrder of Merit of the Bavarian Crown
Order of the Lion of Bavaria

Ribbon bar of the order

The Bavarian Order of Merit (German: Bayerischer Verdienstorden) is the Order of Merit of the Free State of Bavaria. It is awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria as a "recognition of outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people".

The order was instituted by law on 11 June 1957. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet can nominate awardees.

Hemmerle, a German jewellery house based in Munich founded in 1893, is the exclusive maker of the Bavarian Order of Merit since it was instituted in 1957.

List of recipients



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