Lower Saxony Order of Merit

The Lower Saxony Order of Merit (German: Niedersächsischer Verdienstorden) is a civil order of merit, of the German State of Lower Saxony. The order was established 27 March 1961.^[2] The order is presented in three classes, the highest is the Grand Cross of Merit (Großes Verdienstkreuz), the next is the Cross of Merit First Class (Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse), and the lowest is the Cross of Merit on Ribbon (Verdienstkreuz am Bande).^[3]

Lower Saxony Order of Merit
Type	Civil order of merit
Awarded for	Outstanding contributions to the state of Lower Saxony[1]
Country	Germany
Presented by	the Minister-President of Lower Saxony
Established	27 March 1961
Ribbon bar of the order
Precedence
Next (higher)	Lower Saxony State Medal (Niedersächsische Landesmedaille)