Royal Norwegian Order of Merit

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The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit is a Norwegian order of chivalry awarded to foreign and Norwegian citizens living abroad for outstanding service in the interests of Norway.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf order of chivalry
order of merit
administeredBy The Royal Court of Norway
awardedBy Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
awardedFor outstanding service in the interests of Norway
awardingAuthority King of Norway
awardingCountry Kingdom of Norway
country Norway
currentSovereign King Harald V of Norway
dateEstablished June 14, 1985
eligibleRecipients Norwegian citizens living abroad
foreign citizens
established 1985
establishedBy King Olav V of Norway
firstInductions 1985
grantingBody Norwegian monarchy
hasAbbreviation RNoM
hasDesignFeature monogram of the reigning monarch
royal crown
hasGrade Commander
Commander with Star
Grand Cross
Knight
Knight First Class
hasPostNominalLetters RNoM
headOfOrder King of Norway
insigniaIncludes badge
sash
star
isPartOf Norwegian honours system
languageOfName Norwegian
motto Merit and good will
namedAfter merit
officialNameInNorwegian Den Kongelige Norske Fortjenstorden
orderOfPrecedenceInNorway below the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
primaryUse foreign relations
purpose to reward services in the interests of Norway
ranksAbove Order of St. Olav Medal
ranksBelow Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
religiousAffiliation secular
ribbonColor blue with red and white edges
status currently constituted
type state order
usedFor diplomatic recognition
honouring expatriate Norwegians
honouring foreign officials

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