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619:"The Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau recognises, in addition to foreign heads of state, individuals for their meritorious service to the Grand Duke, the Grand-Ducal House and Luxembourg, as well as for their outstanding loyalty to the Grand Duke or his House. The order also rewards those who have excelled in the arts and sciences, as it does residents of Luxembourg or foreign nationals as a sign of benevolence.
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with a small orange stripe at each edge. "The ribbon is blue moiré edged in orange. The badge of the Grand Cross is suspended from a 100 mm wide ribbon. The Grand
Officer and Commander wear the badge suspended from a 43 mm wide ribbon, while the Officer and Knight wear it suspended from a 38 mm wide
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of the order is a gold cross, enamelled in white and featuring eight points, each of which ends in a gold pearl. The central disc of the front side bears the gold letter "A" in Gothic script then crowned by an imperial crown. The whole is encircled by a laurel crown on a blue-enamelled background on
624:"All the grades of the Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau are bestowed by a decree signed by the Grand Duke and countersigned by the chancellor of the order. When the order is conferred on foreign nationals, the consent of the foreign government must be sought."
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By statute of the order, princes and princesses of the Grand-Ducal House of
Luxembourg are Grand Crosses of the order by birth, but they don't wear the order's decoration until they are 18 years old.
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of the military division shows two additional crossed swords under the central medallion, with gold hilts and silver blades, and the corresponding
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Members of the order belong to either the Civil or the
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Foreigners may also be made members of the order, and it is common as a diplomatic award. The order was used as well in
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which the motto "Virtute" is inscribed in gold letters. The other side has the inscriptions "1292" (in that year that
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is roundly shaped, made of gold, silver or bronze, and with the portrait of Adolph, Duke of Nassau depicted on it.
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for meritorious service to the Grand Duke, the Grand-Ducal House and
Luxembourg. It was founded in 1858 as a
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to reward a handful of Allied officers who had helped liberate
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The medals and crosses do not confer membership in the order upon the recipient.
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ribbon. The ribbon of the
Officer features a rosette in identical colours."
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shows two additional crossed swords under the central medallion. The
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Saxe-Ernestine House Order (2006: Saxe-Coburg-Gotha House Order)
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Order of Civil and
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133:Grand Cross insignia (civil type) of the Order
1966:Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
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1802:Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg)
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1274:Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
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761:Commanders Class of the Order
1687:Order of the Star of Brabant
1262:Military Order of Max Joseph
749:The star of the Grand Cross.
713:Grand Cross set of insignia.
55:"Order of Adolphe of Nassau"
2249:Princely Reuss Honour Cross
2139:House Order of Hohenzollern
2113:House Order of Hohenzollern
1614:Order of the Zähringer Lion
1602:Order of Berthold the First
1407:Military Order of St. Henry
1310:Royal Order of Saint George
1168:House Order of Hohenzollern
163:1858–1866 (Duchy of Nassau)
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2199:Order of the Rose of Lippe
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2014:Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
2003:Saxe-Ernestine House Order
1978:Order of Adolphe of Nassau
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785:Knight class with a crown.
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340:Cross of Honour for Ladies
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1916:Order of the White Falcon
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2099:Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
2074:Order of Albert the Bear
1860:Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
1748:Order of the Iron Helmet
1699:General Honor Decoration
1358:Order of Louis (Bavaria)
1298:Order of Saint Elizabeth
1120:Order of the Black Eagle
441:Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg
303:Grand Duke of Luxembourg
141:Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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1989:Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
1941:Order of Henry the Lion
1626:House Order of Fidelity
449:Adolphe, Duke of Nassau
253:Ribbon bar of the order
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2126:Hohenzollern-Hechingen
1891:Friedrich-August Cross
1466:Kingdom of WĂĽrttemberg
1395:Order of the Rue Crown
1370:Medical military Order
1144:Order of the Red Eagle
964:Order of the Oak Crown
545:Commander of the Crown
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330:Commander of the Crown
295:Adolf, Count of Nassau
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241:Order of the Oak Crown
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1565:Order of Ernst August
1431:Civil Order of Saxony
1250:Order of Saint Hubert
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1788:Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1637:Grand Duchy of Hesse
1576:Grand Duchy of Baden
1553:Royal Guelphic Order
569:Officer of the Crown
457:classes of the crown
350:Officer of the Crown
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1455:Order of Maria Anna
591:Knight of the Crown
370:Knight of the Crown
1927:Duchy of Brunswick
1527:Kingdom of Hanover
1236:Kingdom of Bavaria
1156:Order of the Crown
1106:Kingdom of Prussia
884:World Medals Index
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848:2017-11-13
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222:Precedence
206:Chancellor
161:8 May 1858
66:newspapers
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338:(male) /
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421:Insignia
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360:Officer
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285:of the
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174:VIRTUTE
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309:Grades
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