Order of Merit (United Kingdom)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:admission	personal gift of the Sovereign
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:eligibility	British and Commonwealth citizens
gptkbp:established	1902
gptkbp:firstAwarded	1902
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:King_Edward_VII
gptkbp:headOfState	gptkb:Charles_III
gptkbp:insignia	gptkb:award
gptkbp:motto	For Merit
gptkbp:notableRecipient	gptkb:David_Attenborough gptkb:Elizabeth_II gptkb:Florence_Nightingale gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher gptkb:Paul_Nurse gptkb:Tim_Berners-Lee gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	24
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	crimson with a central blue stripe
gptkbp:status	currently constituted
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Sovereign
gptkbp:type	gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:website	https://www.royal.uk/order-merit
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Henry_James
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Order of Merit (United Kingdom)