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| Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone | |
|---|---|
 Star and sash of the order | |
| Awarded for | Merit deserving the recognition of the state |
| Country |  Bavaria |
| Presented by | theKing of Bavaria |
| Eligibility | Civil servants, non-nobles, and foreigners |
| Motto | virtus et honor |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Established | 19 March 1808 |
 Badge of a knight of the order  | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Military Order of Max Joseph (Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden) |
| Next (lower) | Order of St. Michael |
TheOrder of Merit of the Bavarian Crown (German:Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone) was anorder of merit of theKingdom of Bavaria established byKing Maximilian Joseph I on 19 March 1808. Themotto of the order is "Virtus et Honos" ('Courage and Honour').
The order was awarded in several grades:
King Maximilian I Joseph, founded the order to rewardcivil servants of the state of all classes and other foreigners who were deserving of recognition of the Kingdom of Bavaria. It was created as a civil counterpart to theMilitary Order of Max Joseph. Both the orders brought non-noble recipients in the collection of personal, non-hereditarynobility with the title "Ritter von".
The Order of Merit of the Bavarian crown was initially founded with three grades Grand Cross, Commander, and Knight.King Maximilian II added the grade of Grand Commander in 1855. For each grade there was a fixed number of members. Initially membership in the order was limited to 12 Grand Crosses, 24 Commanders and 100 Knights. Statutes of the order from October 1817 list the limits at 24, 40 and 160. Adjustments to the statutes were also made on 16 February 1824, on 12 October 1834, on 12 January 1835 and in October 1838. The statutes were further modified in 1855 for the addition of the Grand Commander grade, also limited in numbers.
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