| Order for Loyalty and Merit Orde van Trouw en Verdienste | |
| Awarded By: | the King of the Netherlands |
| Type: | House Order |
| Motto: | JE MAINTIENDRAI |
| For: | Those persons who have loyally and faithfully, and with merit and character assisted the Head of State or the members of the Royal House during their obligations and their daily work. |
| Status: | Currently constituted |
| Head Title: | Grand Master |
| Head: | King Willem-Alexander |
| Head2 Title: | Chancellor |
| Head2: | Jaap Leeuwenburg[1] |
| Grades: | Cross for Loyalty and Merit in gold and silver |
| Established: | 30 November 1969 |
| Higher: | Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau |
| Same: | Order of the House of Orange, Order of the Crown |
| Lower: | Honorable Mention, Bronze Lion |
The Order for Loyalty and Merit (nl|Orde van Trouw en Verdienste) is a house order of the Dutch Royal House of Orange-Nassau. The Order came into being as a result of Queen Juliana's reorganization of The House Order of Orange (Huisorde van Oranje) in 1969.
The Order for Loyalty and Merit is conferred "upon those persons who have loyally and faithfully, and with merit and character assisted the Head of State or the members of the Royal House during their obligations and their daily work."
The order has two grades:
The cross in gold or silver is worn on a ribbon on the left chest. The decorations are awarded after 25 and 40 years of service.The monarch is lenient as far as the number of years in his service are concerned. Hardly anyone manages to work until his or her 65th birthday. Many servants of the King receive their Cross of merit for Loyalty and Merit in Gold after 35 years in the Royal Household.