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Medal for Merit

former US civilian decoration (1942-1952)
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The Medal for Merit was established on July 20, 1942.

Medal for Merit

Summary

Medal for Merit is a civil decoration[1]. It draws 145 Wikipedia views per month (civil_decoration category, ranking #7 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Medal for Merit is in the country of United States[3].
  • Medal for Merit's image is recorded as Medal, decoration (AM 2005.56.1-11).jpg[4].
  • Medal for Merit's instance of is recorded as civil decoration[5].
  • Medal for Merit's instance of is recorded as medallion[6].
  • Medal for Merit's instance of is recorded as medal of merit[7].
  • Medal for Merit's Commons category is recorded as Medal for Merit[8].
  • +1942-07-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Medal for Merit[9].
  • Medal for Merit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b9cll[10].
  • Medal for Merit's conferred by is recorded as President of the United States[11].
  • Medal for Merit's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Medal-for-Merit[12].
  • Medal for Merit's service ribbon image is recorded as Medal for Merit.svg[13].
  • Medal for Merit's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Medal for Merit recipients[14].
  • Medal for Merit's next lower rank is recorded as Medal of Freedom[15].

Why It Matters

Medal for Merit draws 145 Wikipedia views per month (civil_decoration category, ranking #7 of 21).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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