National Prize of the German Democratic Republic

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National Prize of the German Democratic Republic
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Awarded for	Scientific or artistic merits
Date	7 October
Country	German Democratic Republic
Reward(s)	100,000 marks (First Class), 50,000 marks (Second Class), 25,000 marks (Third Class)
First awarded	1949
Last awarded	1989[1]
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The National Prize of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) (German: Nationalpreis der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik) was an award of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) given out in three different classes for scientific, artistic, and other meritorious achievement. With scientific achievements, it was often given to entire research groups rather than individual scientists.