Order of Merit (OM)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Order_of_Merit_(OM)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:admission	personal gift of the Sovereign
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established	1902
gptkbp:female_members	admitted since 1907
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:King_Edward_VII
gptkbp:headOfState	gptkb:Charles_III
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Order of Merit (OM)
gptkbp:insignia	badge with a crown and laurel wreath
gptkbp:motto	For Merit
gptkbp:notableRecipient	gptkb:David_Attenborough gptkb:Florence_Nightingale gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher gptkb:Stephen_Hawking gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	24 living members
gptkbp:postNominals	gptkb:OM
gptkbp:precedence	above all other orders except the Order of the Garter and the Order of the Thistle
gptkbp:purpose	recognition of distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture
gptkbp:ribbonColor	red with blue edges
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Sovereign
gptkbp:type	single-class order
gptkbp:website	https://www.royal.uk/order-merit
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sir_Charles_Mackerras
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5