Order for Exceptional Merits | |
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Type | Civil decoration |
Awarded for | "exceptional work and services rendered in advancing the sovereignty, prosperity, renown and progress of Slovenia in the cultural, economic, scientific, social and political spheres" |
Presented by | the Republic of Slovenia |
Eligibility | Heads of state |
Status | Currently awarded |
Website | http://www.up-rs.si/up-rs/uprs.nsf/objave/Red-za-izredne-zasluge?OpenDocument |
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