Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein

Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein Verdienstorden des Landes Schleswig-Holstein
Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein
Type	Order of merit
Country	Germany
Presented by	Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein
Established	26 August 2008
Ribbon bar of the order
Related	Schleswig-Holstein-Medaille

The Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein (German: Verdienstorden des Landes Schleswig-Holstein) is an award presented by the Minister-President of German state Schleswig-Holstein. Established in 2008, it is the highest award of the state. Prior to 2008, the Schleswig-Holstein-Medaille was the highest award of the state. In the establishing decree of the order it states prior recipients of the medal are members of the order.[1] To preserve the exclusivity of the order it is limited to 500 living recipients.[2]

Notable recipients

• Dennis Snower
• Christoph Eschenbach
• Justus Frantz
• Klaus Fußmann
• Ulrich Schulte-Wülwer
• Angelika Volquartz
• Knut Kiesewetter
• Carl Holst
• Lü Zushan
• Jens Oddershede
• Toshizō Ido
• Mojib Latif
• Otto Bernhardt
• Detlev Buck

References

1. "Schleswig-Holstein – Staatskanzlei - Verdienstorden des Landes Schleswig-Holstein" (in German). Schleswig-holstein.de. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
2. "Der Verdienstorden des Landes Schleswig – Holstein" (in German). Ordensmuseum.de. Retrieved 13 May 2013.