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Order of Merit of Berlin
Verdienstorden Berlin
Awarded by the Senate of Berlin
Country Germany
Type Civil order of merit
Awarded for Outstanding contributions to the state of Berlin
Statistics
Established 21 July 1987
Total awarded 359
DEU Der Verdienstorden des Landes Berlin BAR
Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Merit of Berlin (German language: Verdienstorden des Landes Berlin) is this highest award of the German State of Berlin. Awarded in the name of the Senate of Berlin, the order had recognized outstanding contributions to the State of Berlin since 21 July 1987. Awarded each year on 1 October, the anniversary of the Berlin Constitution, the order is limited to no more than 400 living recipients.[1] As of 2011 the order had only been awarded 359 times.[2]

Design of the order[]

The Order of Merit of Berlin is awarded in a single class. The badge of the order is a white enamel Maltese cross edged in red. In the center of the cross is a depiction of the golden crowned Coat of arms of Berlin surrounded by a gold wreath. It is worn around the neck on a white ribbon with red edges.[3]

Notable recipients[]

  • Franziska van Almsick
  • Stefan Arndt
  • Vladimir Ashkenazy
  • Seyran Ateş
  • Hani Azer
  • Marianne Birthler
  • Eberhard Diepgen
  • Paul van Dyk
  • Klaus and Eva Herlitz
  • Don Jackson
  • Lena Schöneborn
  • Judy Winter
  • Jenny Wolf
  • Walter H. Yates, Jr.
  • Heinz Dürr

References[]


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