Federal Cross of Merit (Germany)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:Bundesverdienstkreuz
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
gptkbp:awardedBy	gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awardedFor	outstanding service to the nation
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:eligibility	Germans and foreigners
gptkbp:established	1951
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:Theodor_Heuss
gptkbp:firstAwarded	1951
gptkbp:grades	eight classes
gptkbp:highestAwardInGermany	yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Federal Cross of Merit (Germany)
gptkbp:insigniaMaterial	enamel and metal
gptkbp:motto	Für Verdienste um die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Verdienstorden_der_Bundesrepublik_Deutschland
gptkbp:postNominals	no official post-nominals
gptkbp:purpose	recognition of achievements in political, economic, social, or intellectual activity
gptkbp:ribbonColor	red with gold-black-white stripes
gptkbp:shape	gptkb:Maltese_cross
gptkbp:status	currently awarded
gptkbp:type	gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:website	https://www.bundespraesident.de/EN/Role-and-Functions/Honours-and-Decorations/honours-and-decorations-node.html
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ruth_Klüger gptkb:Wolfgang_Reitzle gptkb:August-Wilhelm_Scheer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6