Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s highest federal decoration, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T668493 — 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: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Context triple: [Ludwig Erhard, awardReceived, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]
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Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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.
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Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is a high-ranking German federal decoration awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is a prestigious national decoration awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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Bavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit is a prestigious state decoration of the Free State of Bavaria awarded to individuals for outstanding contributions to the state and its people.
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Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
The Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts is a prestigious German honor awarded to outstanding figures in the fields of science and the arts.
- 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: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Target entity description: The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s highest federal decoration, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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A.
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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.
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Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is a high-ranking German federal decoration awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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C.
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is a prestigious national decoration awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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Bavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit is a prestigious state decoration of the Free State of Bavaria awarded to individuals for outstanding contributions to the state and its people.
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E.
Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
The Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts is a prestigious German honor awarded to outstanding figures in the fields of science and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil order
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order of merit ⓘ state decoration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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surface form:
Bundesverdienstkreuz
Federal Cross of Merit ⓘ Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
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| awardedBy |
President of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal President of Germany
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| awardedFor |
cultural merit
ⓘ
economic merit ⓘ intellectual achievement ⓘ outstanding service to the nation ⓘ political merit ⓘ social merit ⓘ voluntary service ⓘ |
| awardingBody | Office of the Federal President ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Germans
ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
President of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal President of Germany
Federal President Theodor Heuss ⓘ
surface form:
Theodor Heuss
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| hasComponent |
badge
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ribbon ⓘ star ⓘ |
| hasGrade |
Cross of Merit 1st Class
ⓘ
Cross of Merit on Ribbon ⓘ Grand Cross ⓘ Grand Cross 1st Class ⓘ Grand Cross Special Class ⓘ Knight Commander’s Cross ⓘ Medal of Merit ⓘ Officer’s Cross ⓘ |
| highestDecorationOf |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
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| inception | 1951-09-07 ⓘ |
| isHighest | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
|
| legalBasis |
Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951
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surface form:
Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1957
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| mottoLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Angela Merkel
ⓘ
Helmut Kohl ⓘ Konrad Adenauer ⓘ Mikhail Gorbachev ⓘ Elizabeth II ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
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| ribbonColor | red ⓘ |
| ribbonFeature | gold-black stripes ⓘ |
| scope |
civilian
ⓘ
military ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbol | Maltese cross ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Description of subject: The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s highest federal decoration, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
Referenced by (114)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Baudouin Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave
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honor
→
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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subject surface form:
Lang Lang
this entity surface form:
Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
this entity surface form:
Bundesverdienstkreuz
Gerhard Schröder (CDU politician, 1910–1989)
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awardReceived
→
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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subject surface form:
Elisabeth Mann Borgese
this entity surface form:
Bundesverdienstkreuz
this entity surface form:
Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)
this entity surface form:
Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)
this entity surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany’s Order of Merit (later returned)
Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano
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awardReceived
→
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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this entity surface form:
Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)
subject surface form:
Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
subject surface form:
Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Cross of Merit on Ribbon
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isWidelyAwardedClassOf
→
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ