• Source: Order of Merit of Berlin

      • The Order of Merit of Berlin (German: Verdienstorden des Landes Berlin) is this highest award of the German State of Berlin. Awarded in the name of the Senate of Berlin, the order had recognized outstanding contributions to the State of Berlin since 21 July 1987. Awarded each year on 1 October, the anniversary of the Berlin Constitution, the order is limited to no more than 400 living recipients. As of 2016 the order had been awarded 431 times, to 152 women and 279 men.


      Design of the order


      The Order of Merit of Berlin is awarded in a single class. The badge of the order is a white enamel Maltese cross edged in red. In the center of the cross is a depiction of the golden crowned Coat of arms of Berlin surrounded by a gold wreath. It is worn around the neck on a white ribbon with red edges.


      Notable recipients


      Franziska van Almsick
      Stefan Arndt
      Vladimir Ashkenazy
      Seyran Ateş
      Hani Azer
      Marianne Birthler
      Eberhard Diepgen
      Paul van Dyk
      Rudi Fehr
      Klaus and Eva Herlitz
      Inge Keller
      Don Jackson
      Lena Schöneborn
      Milan Popadić
      Judy Winter
      Jenny Wolf
      Walter H. Yates, Jr.
      Heinz Dürr


      See also


      List of Holders of the Order of Merit of Berlin (German Wikipedia)


      References

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