Order of Merit of Saxony-Anhalt
| Order of Merit of Saxony-Anhalt Verdienstorden des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt | |
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Order of Merit of Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Awarded by Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Country | Germany |
| Type | Order of merit |
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| Established | 23 May 2006 |
 Ribbon bar of the order | |
The Order of Merit of Saxony-Anhalt (German: Verdienstorden des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt) is the highest award of the German State of Saxony-Anhalt. Established 23 May 2006, the order is presented by the Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt. The total number of living recipients is limited to 300.[1] Recipients of the order are recognized for exceptional performance over a longer period of time or an extraordinary individual performance for Saxony-Anhalt and its citizens. Individuals are considered from among the citizens and non-citizens of Saxony-Anhalt.[2]
Insignia
The badge of the Order of Merit of Saxony-Anhalt is a Maltese cross enameled in white with a black and gold border. In the center of the cross is a gold medallion bearing the Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt. Men wear the badge of the order around the neck under the collar of the dress shirt. Women wear the badge from a bow of the ribbon about a hand's breadth below the left shoulder. The ribbon of the order is half yellow and half black with gold edges.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Landesrecht Sachsen-Anhalt Ministerpräsident | Verwaltungsvorschrift (Sachsen-Anhalt) | Stiftung des Verdienstordens des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt | i. d. F. v. 28.08.2007 | gültig ab 11.09.2007" (in German). Landesrecht Sachsen-Anhalt. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2013. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Auszeichnungen des Landes" (in German). Sachsen-anhalt.de. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
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