Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein
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The Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein (Füstliche liechtensteinische Verdienstorden) is an order of chivalry
of the Principality of Liechtenstein
that is awarded for services rendered to the principality
. Prince Franz I
founded the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein on 22 July 1937.
Chivalric order
Chivalric orders are societies and fellowships of knights that have been created by European monarchs in imitation of the military orders of the Crusades...
of the Principality of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...
that is awarded for services rendered to the principality
Principality
A principality is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or princess, or by a monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince....
. Prince Franz I
Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein
Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein, born Franz de Paula Maria Karl August was the Prince of Liechtenstein between 1929 and 1938. He was the son of Aloys II of Liechtenstein and his wife Countess Franziska Kinsky...
founded the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein on 22 July 1937.
Grades of the Order
There order is presented in six grades, and as a gold and silver medal.- Grand Star of the Princely Liechtenstein Order of Merit
- Grand Cross With Diamonds of the Princely Liechtenstein Order of Merit
- Grand Cross of the Princely Liechtenstein Order of Merit
- Commander's Cross with Star of the Princely Liechtenstein Order of Merit
- Commander's Cross of the Princely Liechtenstein Order of Merit
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- Gold Medal of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- Silver Medal of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein