Order of the Cross of Merit

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order of merit state decoration

The Order of the Cross of Merit is a Polish state decoration awarded to individuals for outstanding service to the nation and society in fields such as public service, charity, and social work.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Order of the Cross of Merit canonical	1
Silver Cross of Merit with Swords	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	order of merit ⓘ state decoration ⓘ
awardedBy	presidential decree ⓘ
awardFor	activities benefiting citizens ⓘ activities benefiting the state ⓘ charitable activity ⓘ outstanding service to the nation ⓘ public service ⓘ social work ⓘ
awardingBody	President of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardingCriteria	exemplary performance of civic duties ⓘ long-term public activity ⓘ promoting Poland abroad ⓘ strengthening cooperation between nations ⓘ
country	Poland ⓘ
division	civil decoration ⓘ
eligibility	civilians ⓘ foreign nationals ⓘ military personnel ⓘ
established	1923 ⓘ
establishedBy	Republic of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGrade	Bronze Cross of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ Gold Cross of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Cross of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMotto	Za Zasługi (For Merit) NERFINISHED ⓘ
higherAward	Order of Polonia Restituta NERFINISHED ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage	Polish ⓘ
legalBasis	Polish law on orders and decorations ⓘ
lowerAward	Cross of Merit for Bravery NERFINISHED ⓘ
reinstated	1944 ⓘ 1992 ⓘ
ribbonColor	dark blue ⓘ
ribbonStripeColor	golden ⓘ
shape	cross ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
symbolizes	recognition of civic merit ⓘ service to society ⓘ
type	three-class order ⓘ
usedIn	Polish honors system ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Polish system of orders and decorations → includes → Order of the Cross of Merit ⓘ

Cross of Merit with Swords → hasGrade → Order of the Cross of Merit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silver Cross of Merit with Swords