Order of Merit (disambiguation)

An order of merit is a visible honorific order conferred by a state, government, royal family, or other sovereign to an individual in recognition of merits, military or civil.

The name may also refer to:

National orders

Europe

Order of Merit, an order of order of merit of the Commonwealth realms founded in 1902
Order of Merit (Austria), a state decoration of the Republic of Austria
Order of Merit (Greece), an order of Greece
Order of Merit (Lithuania), an award presented by the President of Lithuania
Order of Merit (Ukraine), award given to individuals for outstanding achievements in economics, science, culture, military or political activity
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the only federal decoration of Germany
Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, a distinguished honorary order of Luxembourg
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, senior order of knighthood of the Italian Republic
Order of Merit of Portugal, an Order for distinguished acts or services in the public or private sphere
Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein, order of chivalry of the Principality of Liechtenstein
Order of Merit of the Republic of Cyprus, 2nd highest state order of Cyprus
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, 2nd highest state order of Hungary
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, a Polish order awarded to those who have rendered great service to the Polish nation
Order of Merit of the Republic of Turkey, third highest state order of Turkey
Order For Merit to the Fatherland, a state decoration of the Russian Federation
Order pro merito Melitensi, Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Order of Work Merit (Moldova), a Moldovan official order for outstanding achievements in an individual's field of work
National Order of Merit (France), an Order of State awarded by the President of the French Republic
National Order of Merit (Malta), the highest decoration of the Republic of Malta
Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Nordic order awarded to foreigners and Norwegian citizens living abroad

Africa

Order of Merit (Cameroon), an order of knighthood of the Cameroon
Order of Merit (Egypt), an Egyptian order of knighthood
Order of Merit (Senegal), an order in Senegal; see Count Charles of Limburg Stirum
National Order of Merit (Algeria), order awarded for all manner of services to the country
National Order of Merit (Mauritania), an order of merit of Mauritania

Americas

Order of Merit (Chile), a Chilean military order
Order of Merit of Antigua and Barbuda, an Order in the Antiguan honours system
Order of Merit of the Bahamas, an order in the Bahamas; see Lynden Pindling
Order of Merit of Peru, an order in Peru; see Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Order of Merit of the Police Forces, an honour for merit within the Canadian system of honours, for members of police forces
Jamaican Order of Merit, part of the Jamaican honours system
National Order of Merit (Ecuador), an order in Ecuador; see José Serrano (Ecuadorian politician)
National Order of Merit (Paraguay), an order in Paraguay; see José Mujica
Legion of Merit, a military award of the United States Armed Forces

Asia and Pacific

Military Order of Merit (Iran), defunct military order of Iran
Order of Merit and Management, Iranian state expertise order
Order of Merit (Lebanon), order for heads of state and other dignitaries
Order of Merit of Malaysia, a royal award of Malaysia
Order of Merit of Qatar, an order in Qatar; see List of titles and honours of Charles, Prince of Wales
National Order of Merit (Bhutan), founded by King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck in 2008
New Zealand Order of Merit, an order of chivalry for "meritorious service to the Crown and nation"

Defunct national orders

Indian Order of Merit (1837–1947), a military and civilian decoration of British India
Order of St. Michael (Bavaria) (1693–1918), order open to the Catholic nobility
Pour le Mérite (1740–1918), Prussia's highest order of merit

Others

FIFA Order of Merit, the highest honour awarded by FIFA to people who have made a significant contribution to association football
PDC Order of Merit, a world ranking system used by the Professional Darts Corporation
Saskatchewan Order of Merit, a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan
Socialist Orders of Merit, civil awards in several communist states
Order of Agricultural Merit, order bestowed by the French Republic for outstanding contribution to agriculture