Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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civilian order of merit state decoration

The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.

Aliases (8)

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civilian order of merit → state decoration →
alsoKnownAs	Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the FRG → Großkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland →
awardedBy	Federal Republic of Germany →
awardedFor	longstanding and exceptional public service → outstanding achievements in culture and science → outstanding achievements in social engagement → promoting Germany’s international reputation →
awardFor	economic merit → intellectual merit → outstanding service to the nation → political merit → social merit →
conferredBy	decree of the Federal President →
country	Federal Republic of Germany →
eligibility	civilians → foreign nationals → military personnel →
established	1951 →
establishedBy	Federal President Theodor Heuss → Federal Republic of Germany →
gradeOf	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany →
hasRecipientCategory	German citizens → heads of state → high-ranking foreign dignitaries →
higherThan	Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany →
includesInsignia	badge worn on a sash → breast star →
jurisdiction	federal level of Germany →
legalBasis	Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 →
lowerThan	Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany →
orderMotto	Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) →
partOf	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany →
presenter	President of Germany →
rank	one of the highest classes of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany →
ribbonColor	red with gold-black-white stripes (typical Order of Merit ribbon pattern) →
status	currently awarded →
symbolizes	recognition of exceptional contributions to the Federal Republic of Germany →
typeOf	order of merit decoration →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Angela Merkel → Angela Merkel ("Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") → Boutros Boutros-Ghali ("Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") → Egon Bahr ("Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") → Ellen Johnson Sirleaf → Frank-Walter Steinmeier ("Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") → Hans-Dietrich Genscher ("Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") → Hans-Dietrich Genscher ("Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") → Herbert von Karajan ("Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") → James B. Conant → Joachim Gauck ("Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") → John J. McCloy → King Hussein of Jordan ("Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") → Ludwig Erhard ("Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") → Manfred Rommel → Richard von Weizsäcker ("Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") → Roman Herzog ("Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") → Sandro Pertini → Theodor Heuss ("Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") →	awardReceived
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ("Großkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland") → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ("Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the FRG") →	alsoKnownAs
Angela Dorothea Kasner ("Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") → Klaus Regling →	hasHonor
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ("Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") →	gradeOf
Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany →	higherAward
Horst Seehofer ("Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") →	honor
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ("Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") →	lowerThan
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ("Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)") →	orderMotto
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ("Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany") →	partOf