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Order of Merit of the Free State of Saxony

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Country
  
Germany

First awarded
  
27 October 1997

Type
  
Order of merit

Total awarded
  
243

Order of Merit of the Free State of Saxony

Awarded for
  
Outstanding contributions to the Free State of Saxony and its people

Next (lower)
  
Sächsische Verfassungsmedaille

The Order of Merit of the Free State of Saxony (German: Sächsischer Verdienstorden) is a civil order of merit, and the highest award of the German state of Saxony. First presented in 1997, it is awarded by the Minister-President of Saxony. The order is presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the people and state of Saxony. The award is limited to a total of 500 living recipients. As of November 2012 it has been awarded 243 times.

Notable recipients

  • Kurt Biedenkopf
  • Reiner Kunze
  • Adolf Merckle
  • Georg Milbradt
  • Stanislaw Tillich
  • Erwin Teufel
  • Udo Zimmermann
  • Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

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