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Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia
LVDK groß
Awarded by the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
Type Civil order of merit
Awarded for Outstanding contributions to the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Statistics
Established 11 March 1986
Total awarded 1357 (as of 2010)[1]
Precedence
Next (higher) State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia (Staatspreis des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen)
DE-NW Der Verdienstorden des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen BAR
Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia (German language: Verdienstorden des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen) is a civil order of merit, of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia was founded on 11 March 1986. It is awarded to citizens representing all segments of the population who have made extraordinary contributions to the people and state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The order is limited to 2500 living recipients. From its founding through January 2010, a total of 1357 people have been awarded the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia.[1]

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