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The Decoration of Merit is an important military decoration for bravery in the Netherlands The medal was established by the Dutch minister of defence Wim van Eekelen on 16 April 1987. The award was created by ministerial decree and is therefore a medal of the Netherlands Ministry of Defence and not a royal decoration. Defence ministries in Germany and the Czech Republic award similar decorations. This way chivalric orders keep their exclusivity. The ministerial decree requires four criteria for granting: In 2002, minister Benk Korthals added a fifth criteria for granting the medal:

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  • The Decoration of Merit is an important military decoration for bravery in the Netherlands The medal was established by the Dutch minister of defence Wim van Eekelen on 16 April 1987. The award was created by ministerial decree and is therefore a medal of the Netherlands Ministry of Defence and not a royal decoration. Defence ministries in Germany and the Czech Republic award similar decorations. This way chivalric orders keep their exclusivity. The ministerial decree requires four criteria for granting: In 2002, minister Benk Korthals added a fifth criteria for granting the medal:
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  • Currently awarded
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  • Decoration of Merit
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  • The silver Decoration of Merit with ribbon bars
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  • 1987-04-16(xsd:date)
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  • The Decoration of Merit is an important military decoration for bravery in the Netherlands The medal was established by the Dutch minister of defence Wim van Eekelen on 16 April 1987. The award was created by ministerial decree and is therefore a medal of the Netherlands Ministry of Defence and not a royal decoration. Defence ministries in Germany and the Czech Republic award similar decorations. This way chivalric orders keep their exclusivity. The ministerial decree requires four criteria for granting: * exceptional merits towards the armed forces which are incidentally of nature, * individual courage in life-threatening situations, * brave action in conflict situations in peace time, and * particular merits of Dutch and foreign civil and military authorities. In 2002, minister Benk Korthals added a fifth criteria for granting the medal: * exceptional activities for the Netherlands Armed forces. The award is granted in silver or gold. The medal is the sixth highest military decoration, after the Medal of Recognition, still being awarded for bravery.
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