The Bavarian Order of Merit is the Order of Merit of the Free State of Bavaria. It is awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria as a "recognition of outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people".
Badge of the order for women
Baudouin was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo, before it became independent in 1960 and became the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
King Baudouin in 1960
Baudouin (left) and his brother Albert, c. 1940
Baudouin and his wife, Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, during a 1964 visit to Israel
King Baudouin's statue in the city of Aalst