Federal Cross of Merit
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The Federal Cross of Merit is Germany’s primary national honor awarded to individuals for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Cross of Merit canonical | 2 |
| federal order of merit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1850541 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Cross of Merit Context triple: [Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, alsoKnownAs, Federal Cross of Merit]
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A.
Meritorious Service Cross
The Meritorious Service Cross is a Canadian military and civilian decoration awarded to recognize highly professional acts that bring significant benefit or honour to Canada.
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B.
Cross of Valour
The Cross of Valour is Canada's highest civilian decoration for bravery, awarded for acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril.
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C.
Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
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D.
Gold Star medal
The Gold Star medal was a distinctive Soviet decoration awarded to individuals who received the title Hero of the Soviet Union, symbolizing the highest degree of valor and heroism.
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E.
Badge of Military Merit
The Badge of Military Merit was an early American military decoration established by George Washington during the Revolutionary War to honor enlisted soldiers for exceptional bravery and service.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Cross of Merit Target entity description: The Federal Cross of Merit is Germany’s primary national honor awarded to individuals for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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A.
Meritorious Service Cross
The Meritorious Service Cross is a Canadian military and civilian decoration awarded to recognize highly professional acts that bring significant benefit or honour to Canada.
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B.
Cross of Valour
The Cross of Valour is Canada's highest civilian decoration for bravery, awarded for acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril.
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C.
Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
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D.
Gold Star medal
The Gold Star medal was a distinctive Soviet decoration awarded to individuals who received the title Hero of the Soviet Union, symbolizing the highest degree of valor and heroism.
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E.
Badge of Military Merit
The Badge of Military Merit was an early American military decoration established by George Washington during the Revolutionary War to honor enlisted soldiers for exceptional bravery and service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of merit
ⓘ
state decoration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
|
| awardedBy | President of Germany ⓘ |
| awardFor |
economic merit
ⓘ
intellectual merit ⓘ outstanding service to the nation ⓘ political merit ⓘ social merit ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | Office of the Federal President ⓘ |
| awardingCriteria |
services beyond normal professional duties
ⓘ
sustained contributions to the common good ⓘ |
| cannotBeAwardedTo | corporate bodies ⓘ |
| centralEmblem | black eagle of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| eligibility |
German citizens
ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1951 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Konrad Adenauer
ⓘ
Federal President Theodor Heuss ⓘ
surface form:
Theodor Heuss
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| hasPart |
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Großes Verdienstkreuz (Grand Cross of Merit)
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern (Grand Cross of Merit with Star)
Grand Cross 1st Class ⓘ
surface form:
Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband (Grand Cross of Merit with Star and Sash)
Grand Cross 1st Class ⓘ
surface form:
Großkreuz (Grand Cross)
Grand Cross Special Class ⓘ
surface form:
Sonderstufe des Großkreuzes (Special Class of the Grand Cross)
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse (Cross of Merit 1st Class)
Cross of Merit on Ribbon ⓘ
surface form:
Verdienstkreuz am Bande (Cross of Merit on ribbon)
Medal of Merit ⓘ
surface form:
Verdienstmedaille (Medal of Merit)
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| hasRecipientType | individual persons only ⓘ |
| inception | 1951-09-07 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Decree of the Federal President of 7 September 1951 ⓘ |
| material | gilded metal ⓘ |
| motto | Für Verdienste um die Bundesrepublik Deutschland ⓘ |
| officialName |
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
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| orderOfPrecedence | highest general state decoration of Germany ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
President of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal President of Germany
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| ribbonColor | red ⓘ |
| ribbonStripeColor | gold ⓘ |
| shape | Maltese cross ⓘ |
| shortName |
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Bundesverdienstkreuz
|
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
recognition of civic engagement
ⓘ
recognition of contributions to democracy and society ⓘ |
| type |
civil decoration
ⓘ
order of merit with multiple classes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Cross of Merit Description of subject: The Federal Cross of Merit is Germany’s primary national honor awarded to individuals for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
→
alsoKnownAs
→
Federal Cross of Merit
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form:
federal order of merit