Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein

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Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein
Verdienstorden des Landes Schleswig-Holstein
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Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein
Awarded by Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein
Country Germany
Type Order of merit
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Established 26 August 2008
Related Schleswig-Holstein-Medaille
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Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein (German: Verdienstorden des Landes Schleswig-Holstein) is an award presented by the Minister-President of German state Schleswig-Holstein. Established in 2008, it is the highest award of the state. Prior to 2008, the Schleswig-Holstein-Medaille was the highest award of the state. In the establishing decree of the order it states prior recipients of the medal are members of the order.[1] To preserve the exclusivity of the order it is limited to 500 living recipients.[2]

Notable recipients

References

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