Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)

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civil decoration state decoration

The Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) is a state decoration awarded by the Czech Republic to individuals for outstanding services to the nation in fields such as culture, economy, science, and public service.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) canonical	3
Medal of Merit of the Czech Republic	3
Czech Medal of Merit	1
Medal of Merit (Czech Republic), 1st grade	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12880405 — 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: Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
Context triple: [Marta Kubišová, awardReceived, Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)]

A. Order of Merit of the Czech Republic
The Order of Merit of the Czech Republic is a high state decoration awarded by the Czech Republic to individuals for outstanding services to the nation in fields such as politics, culture, science, and the arts.
B. Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"
The Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" is a Soviet World War II campaign decoration awarded to Red Army and allied personnel who participated in the 1945 offensive that liberated Prague from Nazi occupation.
C. Honorary Silver Medal of Jan Masaryk
The Honorary Silver Medal of Jan Masaryk is a Czech diplomatic award named after the prominent statesman Jan Masaryk, given in recognition of significant contributions to the development of international relations and the Czech Republic’s good name abroad.
D. Medal of Civil Protection Merit
The Medal of Civil Protection Merit is a Portuguese state decoration awarded to individuals or organizations for distinguished service and exceptional contributions in the field of civil protection and emergency response.
E. Bronze Cross of Merit (Poland)
The Bronze Cross of Merit is a Polish state decoration awarded to individuals for notable contributions to the nation in fields such as public service, culture, and social or charitable work.
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: Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
Target entity description: The Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) is a state decoration awarded by the Czech Republic to individuals for outstanding services to the nation in fields such as culture, economy, science, and public service.

A. Order of Merit of the Czech Republic
The Order of Merit of the Czech Republic is a high state decoration awarded by the Czech Republic to individuals for outstanding services to the nation in fields such as politics, culture, science, and the arts.
B. Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"
The Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" is a Soviet World War II campaign decoration awarded to Red Army and allied personnel who participated in the 1945 offensive that liberated Prague from Nazi occupation.
C. Honorary Silver Medal of Jan Masaryk
The Honorary Silver Medal of Jan Masaryk is a Czech diplomatic award named after the prominent statesman Jan Masaryk, given in recognition of significant contributions to the development of international relations and the Czech Republic’s good name abroad.
D. Medal of Civil Protection Merit
The Medal of Civil Protection Merit is a Portuguese state decoration awarded to individuals or organizations for distinguished service and exceptional contributions in the field of civil protection and emergency response.
E. Bronze Cross of Merit (Poland)
The Bronze Cross of Merit is a Polish state decoration awarded to individuals for notable contributions to the nation in fields such as public service, culture, and social or charitable work.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil decoration ⓘ state decoration ⓘ
awardedBy	President of the Czech Republic ⓘ
awardedFor	outstanding services to the state ⓘ services in culture ⓘ services in culture and the arts ⓘ services in education ⓘ services in public administration ⓘ services in science ⓘ services in sport ⓘ services in the economy ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Office of the President of the Czech Republic ⓘ linked to: Office of the President of the Republic
awardingFrequency	annually ⓘ
belongsToCategory	Orders, decorations, and medals of the Czech Republic ⓘ
canBeAwardedPosthumously	yes ⓘ
country	Czech Republic ⓘ
domain	culture and arts ⓘ defence and security ⓘ economy and industry ⓘ education and schooling ⓘ public service ⓘ science and technology ⓘ
eligibility	Czech citizens ⓘ foreign nationals ⓘ
established	1990 ⓘ
establishedBy	Czech Republic ⓘ
hasGrade	First Class ⓘ Second Class ⓘ Third Class ⓘ
hasInscriptionLanguage	Czech ⓘ
higherAward	Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk ⓘ Order of the White Lion ⓘ
isPartOf	system of state decorations of the Czech Republic ⓘ
isWornOn	left side of the chest ⓘ
languageOfName	Czech ⓘ
legalBasis	Act on State Decorations of the Czech Republic ⓘ
medalShape	circular ⓘ
nativeName	Medaile Za zásluhy ⓘ
postNominals	Za zásluhy ⓘ
presentedBy	President of the Czech Republic ⓘ
ribbonColor	blue ribbon with white stripes ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
symbolizes	recognition of merit to the Czech state ⓘ
typeOfAward	medal ⓘ
typicalAwardDate	28 October ⓘ
typicalAwardOccasion	Czech national day ⓘ

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