Wikipedia:Barnstars/Barnstar of National Merit

The Barnstar of National Merit may be awarded to an editor who contributes significantly to expand or improve Wikipedia's coverage of any given country.

This barnstar was proposed by Redux on 23 February 2005, and was designed by Zscout370.

This Barnstar may be awarded to those who have contributed tirelessly with excellent edits in articles articles related to the European Union or Europe in general. It is not limited to members of WP:European Union or WP:Europe.

It was introduced by Chaza93 on 30 May 2007 and redesigned on 31 May 2007 by Ssolbergj.

The Africa Award may be awarded to those who have done exemplary work on Africa-related articles. This award was introduced by Wikipedia:Africa-related regional notice board at the end of 2005.

The Polish Barnstar of National Merit for articles about Poland.

The Turkish Barnstar of National Merit for articles related to Turkey.

To be awarded to dedicated users whose contributions and dedication to articles regarding Puerto Rico are above and beyond from what is normally expected. Generally, the recipient should have at least one featured article about Puerto Rico or has created a significant amount of Puerto Rico related articles. Introduced by Tony the Marine

The New Zealand Barnstar of National Merit is awarded to users who have made significant contributions to New Zealand related articles, particularly participants of the New Zealand WikiProject. Created by Taifarious1 .

The Australian Barnstar of National Merit is awarded to users who have made extraordinary contributions to Australia related articles, especially participants of the Australia WikiProject. Introduced by G1ggy using an image uploaded by Chris 73.

The United Kingdom Barnstar of National Merit is awarded to users who have made extraordinary contributions to United Kingdom related articles, perhaps those participants of the UK geography. Introduced by Jza84 using an image uploaded by Sam 1123.

The Greek Barnstar of Virtue is awarded to users who have made extraordinary contributions to Greece and Cyprus related articles. Introduced by User:3meandEr.

The Greek Barnstar of National Merit is awarded to users who have made extraordinary contributions and whose dedication to articles regarding Greece and Cyprus are above and beyond from what is normally expected. Introduced by User:3meandEr.

The Israeli Barnstar of National Merit is awarded to users who have made extraordinary contributions to Israel and Judaism-related articles.

The NATO barnstar is awarded to users who have made extraordinary contributions to NATO organizational and military history related articles.

The award was created by User:Max Naylor on June 17, 2007 on Icelandic National Day.

The award was created by F3rn4nd0 on September 24, 2007.

The award was created by EVula on May 28, 2007.

The award was created by noclador on July 5, 2007.

This award was created/introduced by Chaza93 on August 08, 2007.

The Estonia Star may be awarded to an editor who makes outstanding contributions to Estonia related articles on Wikipedia. Unofficial award of WikiProject Estonia.

The Maple Leaf Award for coverage of topics related to Canada, as well as for community work related to Canadian projects. Comes in Red (), Silver () and Gold () flavors.

This award was created/introduced by Qyd in November, 2007.

The Philippine Barnstar is the award given to Wikipedians recognized for their tireless efforts to improve and to further develop, including their contributions to Philippine-related articles under the scope of the Wikipedia:Tambayan Philippines, formerly WP:PINOY. Developed by TheCoffee last September 9, 2005