Bavarian Order of Merit

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:award none
gptkbp:awardCeremony gptkb:Munich
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Free_State_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:eligibility foreigners
men and women
citizens of Bavaria
gptkbp:established 1957
gptkbp:founder Wilhelm Hoegner
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bavarian Order of Merit
gptkbp:insignia blue-enameled Maltese cross
Bavarian coat of arms
gptkbp:lowerAward none
gptkbp:motto Für Verdienste um Bayern (For services to Bavaria)
gptkbp:notableRecipient gptkb:Angela_Merkel
gptkb:Karl_Lagerfeld
gptkb:Franz_Beckenbauer
gptkb:Udo_Jürgens
gptkb:Helmut_Kohl
Sophie Scholl (posthumously)
Thomas Gottschalk
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.bayern.de/staatsregierung/orden-und-ehrungen/bayerischer-verdienstorden/
gptkbp:purpose recognition of outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people
gptkbp:ribbonColor white and blue
gptkbp:status currently awarded
gptkbp:type gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ernst_Otto_Fischer
gptkb:Robert_Huber
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4