The Order of Merit is the highest state award originally of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1922-1944, and then the Republic of Hungary since 1991 for military and state services.
| Order of Merit | |||
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| Magyar Érdemrend | |||
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| Motto | Si Deus pro nobis, quis contra nos | ||
| A country |  Kingdom of Hungary from 1922 to 1944  Hungary since 1991 | ||
| Type of | Order | ||
| Status | is awarded | ||
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| Established | June 14, 1922 | ||
| Junior Award | |||
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History
The order was established on June 14, 1922 by Admiral Miklos Horthy , regent of the Kingdom of Hungary .
In 1939, as the highest degree of the order, the Big Cross with the Holy Hungarian Crown was added.
After the communists came to power in 1946, the order was retained in the state’s award system with the name of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary , but after the Constitution was changed in 1949 and the new name of the state was introduced: “Hungarian People’s Republic” , the name of the order , its statute and its design.
In 1991, the order was restored to its former statute, with a slight change in the original design.
Degrees
from 1922 to 1944
- Grand Cross with the Holy Hungarian Crown (since 1939)
- Grand Cross
- Grand Commander Cross
- Commander's Cross
- Officer Cross
- Knight's Cross
- Golden Cross Merit
- Silver Cross Merit
- Bronze Cross Merit
Description
Grand Cross with the Holy Hungarian Crown
The badge of the order is a golden straight equilateral cross with expanding ends, covered with white enamel. Along the edges of the cross - a narrow convex welt, covered with green enamel. In the center of the cross is a round border medallion in the form of a laurel wreath of green enamel. In a red enamel medallion on three hills of green enamel - a golden double cross emerging from the golden crown. The sign with the help of a transitional link in the form of the golden crown of St. Stephen is attached to the order chain or order ribbon.
The star is silver eight-pointed, with rays covered with diamond cut. The sign of the order is superimposed on the star with golden shining strings between the crossbars. The round medallion is crowned with a golden image of the crown of St. Stephen.
The order chain is golden, it consists of alternating links connected by double chains in the form of crowns of St. Stephen and oval links in a laurel wreath, a golden double cross coming out of the crown on three hills.
In the case of the awarding of the Order of Military Merit, two crossed swords are added, placed diagonally behind the sign.
Order ribbon:
- for civil services - dark green with white and red stripes at the edges
- for military merit - red with white and green stripes at the edges.
Chain of the Order of the Great Cross with the Holy Hungarian Crown
Grand Cross Star with the Holy Hungarian Crown (for military merit)
Grand Cross with the Holy Hungarian Crown (for military merits)
Sign and star of the Big Cross with the Holy Hungarian Crown (for civic services)
Big Cross
Grand Cross Star (for civic merit)
Grand Cross (for civil service)
since 1991
The order is divided into two divisions: for civil merit and for military merit. The difference between the divisions is the difference in the color of the edging of the crosses of the order and the order ribbon:
- for civil service - a dark green ribbon with white and red stripes at the edges
- for military merit - a red tape with white and green stripes at the edges.
| Order chain with the sign of the Big Cross | Grand Cross | Commander Cross with a star | Commander's Cross | Officer Cross | Cavalry Cross | Golden Cross Merit | Silver Cross Merit | Bronze Cross Merit | |
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| military |
The Grand Cross on the chain (2000, awarded solely for civil service)
Star of the Great Cross (2000, for civic merit)
Civil Merit Officer Cross
Symbols (order strip and socket) of the officer degree of the Order of Civil Merit