Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown

Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone

Order instituted by King Maximilian Joseph I on 19 March 1808.
Order awarded to civil servants of the state of all classes and other foreigners who were deserving of recognition of the Kingdom of Bavaria.
Order founded with three grades: Grand Cross, Commander and Knight. King Maximilian II added the grade of Grand Commander in 1855.