Royal Order of Merit

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Order_of_Merit

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:admission	personal gift of the Sovereign
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:eligibility	Commonwealth citizens
gptkbp:established	1902
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:King_Edward_VII
gptkbp:headOfState	gptkb:Charles_III
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Royal Order of Merit
gptkbp:insignia	badge with a red enamel cross and a central medallion
gptkbp:motto	For Merit
gptkbp:notableRecipient	gptkb:David_Attenborough gptkb:Dorothy_Hodgkin gptkb:Florence_Nightingale gptkb:Paul_Nurse gptkb:Tim_Berners-Lee 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	crimson
gptkbp:status	currently constituted
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Sovereign
gptkbp:type	gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:website	https://www.royal.uk/royal-order-merit
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan gptkb:President_Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6