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Type | Five grade order |
Awarded for | Service in improving relations between nations |
Country | Poland |
Presented by | the President of Poland |
Status | Currently awarded |
Established | 10 April 1974 (Revised 16 October 1992) |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of the Cross of Independence |
Next (lower) | Cross of Valour |
The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Order Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident abroad.[1] As such it is sometimes referred to as a traditional "diplomatic order".