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804:
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285:
1352:
1044:
928:
828:
1004:
967:
33:
840:
345:
852:
743:
1119:
584:
608:
475:
250:
1204:
1181:
1156:
384:
767:
633:
369:
357:
1069:
669:
309:
273:
560:
901:
816:
523:
415:
1131:
994:
955:
572:
1491:
755:
706:
718:
548:
1293:
1266:
779:
694:
321:
1486:
889:
596:
1481:
1379:
1316:
1094:
499:
463:
333:
1239:
1227:
451:
297:
645:
75:
1402:
487:
439:
427:
1328:
1027:
511:
115:
1340:
657:
1456:
1429:
403:
182:
The second model from 1905–1918 was of gold-plated bronze or silver for the third class. The medal instead of being surrounded by rays, it was surrounded by a dense laurel wreath. On the back of was the Anhalt coat of arms in the center encircled by the inscription "Für
Wissenschaft und Kunst"
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Originally, the order was worn suspended from a ribbon on the left chest. After 1905 when the first class was made larger, it was worn from the neck by men and by ladies as a bow on her left shoulder. The second and third class decorations were worn on a ribbon on the left chest. The ribbon was in
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and underneath is the semicircular inscription "Herzog von Anhalt" (Duke of Anhalt). On the back is the four-line inscription "Für
Wissenschaft und Kunst" (For Science and Art) enclosed in an open top laurel wreath tied at the bottom.
466:
173:
The badge of the first model from 1873–1905 was a high oval bronze gilt medal, surrounded by twenty-four pointed rays and is suspended by a crown from its ribbon. In the center is the letter F (for
Friedrich) in
231:
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1516:
1030:
348:
1122:
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807:
648:
478:
288:
284:
981:
942:
746:
636:
1038:
927:
827:
958:
157:. It was awarded to acknowledge and reward excellent and outstanding achievements in the field of science and art at home and abroad.
1355:
1351:
1043:
1459:
1432:
1366:
970:
855:
490:
1003:
966:
32:
931:
915:
831:
344:
430:
770:
165:
First instituted in only one class, the order in 1912 was expanded to include a First Class, Second Class, and Third Class.
839:
1319:
851:
697:
866:
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418:
312:
742:
1405:
1269:
1118:
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583:
563:
324:
150:
607:
1159:
1134:
632:
474:
1203:
1180:
1155:
1443:
1072:
622:
766:
383:
1253:
1230:
1016:
904:
454:
276:
188:
137:
1331:
514:
368:
356:
1193:
1145:
1097:
1068:
782:
526:
668:
308:
272:
1416:
1280:
1047:
559:
551:
300:
611:
1305:
1170:
900:
721:
587:
522:
414:
406:
1130:
993:
954:
815:
1058:
793:
732:
709:
1343:
571:
717:
547:
754:
705:
693:
1470:
1083:
683:
392:
1490:
1378:
1315:
1292:
1265:
1093:
778:
498:
462:
320:
1238:
1226:
888:
595:
537:
336:
599:
450:
442:
332:
1485:
644:
1494:
1480:
1216:
1108:
660:
360:
296:
114:
74:
486:
47:
438:
426:
1510:
1391:
892:
672:
372:
249:
1327:
1401:
1026:
819:
575:
510:
207:
175:
1339:
656:
1455:
1428:
187:
three equal parts red, dark green and red, similar to the ribbon of the
402:
262:
57:
Excellent and outstanding achievements in the field of science and art
154:
78:
1184:
Saxe-Ernestine House Order (2006: Saxe-Coburg-Gotha House Order)
220:
208:
Duchy of Anhalt: The Order of Merit for Arts and
Sciences
210:, Medals of the World, Megan C. Robertson, 28 May 2005.
255:
Orders, decorations, and medals of the German Empire
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1144:
1107:
1082:
1057:
1015:
980:
941:
914:
865:
792:
731:
682:
621:
536:
391:
261:
133:
128:
108:
100:
92:
84:
69:
61:
53:
42:
21:
1031:House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis
349:Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
1123:Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
503:Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
232:
8:
239:
225:
217:
18:
1517:Orders, decorations, and medals of Anhalt
25:Verdienstorden für Wissenschaft und Kunst
200:
7:
1382:Order of the Cross of Honour (Lippe)
1320:Order of the Cross of Honour (Lippe)
479:Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown
289:Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown
747:Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order
149:was established on 30 July 1873 by
1243:Order of Merit for Science and Art
997:Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg)
959:Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg)
649:Military Merit Order (Württemberg)
147:Order of Merit for Science and Art
22:Order of Merit for Science and Art
14:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1460:Princely Schwarzburg Honor Cross
1454:
1433:Princely Schwarzburg Honor Cross
1427:
1400:
1377:
1350:
1338:
1326:
1314:
1291:
1264:
1237:
1225:
1202:
1179:
1154:
1129:
1117:
1092:
1067:
1042:
1037:
1025:
1007:House Order of the Wendish Crown
1002:
992:
971:House Order of the Wendish Crown
965:
953:
926:
899:
887:
877:
850:
838:
826:
814:
802:
777:
765:
753:
741:
716:
704:
692:
667:
655:
643:
637:Order of the Crown (Württemberg)
631:
606:
594:
582:
570:
558:
546:
521:
509:
497:
491:Order of Saint Michael (Bavaria)
485:
473:
461:
449:
437:
425:
413:
401:
382:
367:
355:
343:
331:
319:
307:
295:
283:
271:
248:
113:
73:
31:
932:Order of Philip the Magnanimous
832:Order of Philip the Magnanimous
882:House Order of the Golden Lion
808:House Order of the Golden Lion
431:Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
189:House Order of Albert the Bear
1:
1306:Principality of Lippe-Detmold
844:Order of the Star of Brabant
419:Military Order of Max Joseph
88:German and foreign civilians
1406:Princely Reuss Honour Cross
1296:House Order of Hohenzollern
1270:House Order of Hohenzollern
771:Order of the Zähringer Lion
759:Order of Berthold the First
564:Military Order of St. Henry
467:Royal Order of Saint George
325:House Order of Hohenzollern
1533:
1356:Order of the Rose of Lippe
1207:Saxe-Ernestine House Order
1171:Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
1160:Saxe-Ernestine House Order
1135:Order of Adolphe of Nassau
380:
1446:Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
1073:Order of the White Falcon
124:
112:
30:
1332:Order of Leopold (Lippe)
1256:Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1231:Order of Albert the Bear
1017:Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
905:Order of the Iron Helmet
856:General Honor Decoration
515:Order of Louis (Bavaria)
455:Order of Saint Elizabeth
277:Order of the Black Eagle
138:Order of Albert the Bear
1194:Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
1146:Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
1098:Order of Henry the Lion
783:House Order of Fidelity
183:(For Science and Art).
169:Decoration of the order
1419:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1283:Hohenzollern-Hechingen
1048:Friedrich-August Cross
623:Kingdom of Württemberg
552:Order of the Rue Crown
527:Medical military Order
301:Order of the Red Eagle
1392:Principality of Reuss
722:Order of Ernst August
588:Civil Order of Saxony
407:Order of Saint Hubert
1059:Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
984:Mecklenburg-Strelitz
945:Mecklenburg-Schwerin
794:Grand Duchy of Hesse
733:Grand Duchy of Baden
710:Royal Guelphic Order
698:Order of St. George
612:Order of Maria Anna
119:Ribbon of the order
1084:Duchy of Brunswick
684:Kingdom of Hanover
393:Kingdom of Bavaria
313:Order of the Crown
263:Kingdom of Prussia
134:Next (higher)
37:Medal of the order
1504:
1503:
538:Kingdom of Saxony
143:
142:
65:no longer awarded
1524:
1497:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1462:
1458:
1435:
1431:
1408:
1404:
1383:
1381:
1369:Schaumburg-Lippe
1358:
1354:
1346:
1342:
1334:
1330:
1322:
1318:
1297:
1295:
1272:
1268:
1245:
1241:
1233:
1229:
1208:
1206:
1185:
1183:
1162:
1158:
1137:
1133:
1125:
1121:
1100:
1096:
1075:
1071:
1050:
1046:
1041:
1033:
1029:
1008:
1006:
998:
996:
973:
969:
961:
957:
934:
930:
907:
903:
895:
891:
883:
881:
858:
854:
846:
842:
834:
830:
822:
818:
810:
806:
785:
781:
773:
769:
761:
757:
749:
745:
724:
720:
712:
708:
700:
696:
675:
671:
663:
659:
651:
647:
639:
635:
614:
610:
602:
600:Order of Sidonia
598:
590:
586:
578:
574:
566:
562:
554:
550:
529:
525:
517:
513:
505:
501:
493:
489:
481:
477:
469:
465:
457:
453:
445:
443:Order of Theresa
441:
433:
429:
421:
417:
409:
405:
386:
375:
371:
363:
359:
351:
347:
339:
335:
327:
323:
315:
311:
303:
299:
291:
287:
279:
275:
253:
252:
241:
234:
227:
218:
211:
205:
151:Duke Friedrich I
117:
77:
35:
19:
1532:
1531:
1527:
1526:
1525:
1523:
1522:
1521:
1507:
1506:
1505:
1500:
1495:Hanseatic Cross
1478:
1465:
1453:
1445:
1444:Principality of
1438:
1426:
1418:
1417:Principality of
1411:
1399:
1386:
1376:
1368:
1367:Principality of
1361:
1349:
1337:
1325:
1313:
1300:
1290:
1282:
1281:Principality of
1275:
1263:
1255:
1254:Principality of
1248:
1236:
1224:
1217:Duchy of Anhalt
1211:
1201:
1188:
1178:
1165:
1153:
1140:
1128:
1116:
1109:Duchy of Nassau
1103:
1091:
1078:
1066:
1053:
1036:
1024:
1011:
1001:
991:
983:
976:
964:
952:
944:
937:
925:
918:Hesse-Darmstadt
917:
916:Landgraviate of
910:
898:
886:
876:
868:
867:Landgraviate of
861:
849:
837:
825:
813:
801:
788:
776:
764:
752:
740:
727:
715:
703:
691:
678:
666:
661:Friedrich Order
654:
642:
630:
617:
605:
593:
581:
569:
557:
545:
532:
520:
508:
496:
484:
472:
460:
448:
436:
424:
412:
400:
387:
378:
366:
361:Order of Louise
354:
342:
330:
318:
306:
294:
282:
270:
257:
247:
245:
215:
214:
206:
202:
197:
171:
163:
120:
38:
23:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1530:
1528:
1520:
1519:
1509:
1508:
1502:
1501:
1499:
1498:
1475:
1473:
1467:
1466:
1464:
1463:
1450:
1448:
1440:
1439:
1437:
1436:
1423:
1421:
1413:
1412:
1410:
1409:
1396:
1394:
1388:
1387:
1385:
1384:
1373:
1371:
1363:
1362:
1360:
1359:
1347:
1344:Order of Berta
1335:
1323:
1310:
1308:
1302:
1301:
1299:
1298:
1287:
1285:
1277:
1276:
1274:
1273:
1260:
1258:
1250:
1249:
1247:
1246:
1234:
1221:
1219:
1213:
1212:
1210:
1209:
1198:
1196:
1190:
1189:
1187:
1186:
1175:
1173:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1163:
1150:
1148:
1142:
1141:
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1138:
1126:
1113:
1111:
1105:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1088:
1086:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1076:
1063:
1061:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1051:
1034:
1021:
1019:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1009:
999:
988:
986:
982:Grand Duchy of
978:
977:
975:
974:
962:
949:
947:
943:Grand Duchy of
939:
938:
936:
935:
922:
920:
912:
911:
909:
908:
896:
884:
873:
871:
863:
862:
860:
859:
847:
835:
823:
811:
798:
796:
790:
789:
787:
786:
774:
762:
750:
737:
735:
729:
728:
726:
725:
713:
701:
688:
686:
680:
679:
677:
676:
664:
652:
640:
627:
625:
619:
618:
616:
615:
603:
591:
579:
567:
555:
542:
540:
534:
533:
531:
530:
518:
506:
494:
482:
470:
458:
446:
434:
422:
410:
397:
395:
389:
388:
381:
379:
377:
376:
364:
352:
340:
337:Pour le Mérite
328:
316:
304:
292:
280:
267:
265:
259:
258:
246:
244:
243:
236:
229:
221:
213:
212:
199:
198:
196:
193:
170:
167:
162:
159:
141:
140:
135:
131:
130:
126:
125:
122:
121:
118:
110:
109:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
71:
67:
66:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1529:
1518:
1515:
1514:
1512:
1496:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1476:
1474:
1472:
1468:
1461:
1457:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1447:
1441:
1434:
1430:
1425:
1424:
1422:
1420:
1414:
1407:
1403:
1398:
1397:
1395:
1393:
1389:
1380:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1370:
1364:
1357:
1353:
1348:
1345:
1341:
1336:
1333:
1329:
1324:
1321:
1317:
1312:
1311:
1309:
1307:
1303:
1294:
1289:
1288:
1286:
1284:
1278:
1271:
1267:
1262:
1261:
1259:
1257:
1251:
1244:
1240:
1235:
1232:
1228:
1223:
1222:
1220:
1218:
1214:
1205:
1200:
1199:
1197:
1195:
1191:
1182:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1172:
1168:
1161:
1157:
1152:
1151:
1149:
1147:
1143:
1136:
1132:
1127:
1124:
1120:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1110:
1106:
1099:
1095:
1090:
1089:
1087:
1085:
1081:
1074:
1070:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1060:
1056:
1049:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1032:
1028:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1018:
1014:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
989:
987:
985:
979:
972:
968:
963:
960:
956:
951:
950:
948:
946:
940:
933:
929:
924:
923:
921:
919:
913:
906:
902:
897:
894:
893:Wilhelm Order
890:
885:
880:
875:
874:
872:
870:
864:
857:
853:
848:
845:
841:
836:
833:
829:
824:
821:
817:
812:
809:
805:
800:
799:
797:
795:
791:
784:
780:
775:
772:
768:
763:
760:
756:
751:
748:
744:
739:
738:
736:
734:
730:
723:
719:
714:
711:
707:
702:
699:
695:
690:
689:
687:
685:
681:
674:
673:Order of Olga
670:
665:
662:
658:
653:
650:
646:
641:
638:
634:
629:
628:
626:
624:
620:
613:
609:
604:
601:
597:
592:
589:
585:
580:
577:
573:
568:
565:
561:
556:
553:
549:
544:
543:
541:
539:
535:
528:
524:
519:
516:
512:
507:
504:
500:
495:
492:
488:
483:
480:
476:
471:
468:
464:
459:
456:
452:
447:
444:
440:
435:
432:
428:
423:
420:
416:
411:
408:
404:
399:
398:
396:
394:
390:
385:
374:
373:Wilhelm-Orden
370:
365:
362:
358:
353:
350:
346:
341:
338:
334:
329:
326:
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317:
314:
310:
305:
302:
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293:
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278:
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176:Gothic script
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161:Order classes
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68:
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60:
56:
52:
49:
45:
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34:
29:
26:
20:
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869:Hesse-Kassel
820:Ludwig Order
576:Albert Order
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185:
181:
172:
164:
146:
144:
101:Last awarded
96:30 July 1873
70:Presented by
46:Three class
24:
1471:Free cities
93:Established
85:Eligibility
62:Description
54:Awarded for
195:References
129:Precedence
1511:Category
155:Anhalt
79:Anhalt
48:Order
16:Award
145:The
104:1918
43:Type
153:of
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