Order of Orange-Nassau

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Order of Orange-Nassau
Knight's Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Awarded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Type	Order of chivalry
Established	4 April 1892 (1892-04-04)
Motto	Je maintiendrai
Eligibility	Special merits for society
Status	Currently constituted
Grand Master	Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Grades	Knight Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight Member
Former grades	Gold, silver, bronze medal
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Netherlands Lion
Next (lower)	Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
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The Order of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: Orde van Oranje-Nassau) is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands.

The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has performed acts of special merits for society.” These are people who deserve appreciation and recognition from society for the special way in which they have carried out their activities.^[1]

Titles, prefixes, or post-nominals are not used in the Netherlands – the only exception being the Military William Order.