Order of Merit of Rhineland Palatinate

The Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate (German: Verdienstorden des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz) is a civil order of merit, of the German State of Rhineland-Palatinate. The order is presented for outstanding service to the state and people of Rhineland-Palatinate. The Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate was founded on 2 October 1981, and first awarded in 1982. The order is limited 800 living recipients. Through 2009, the order had been awarded 991 times.