Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria

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The honours system in the Republic of Austria is a means of rewarding individuals' personal achievement, or service to Austria by state decorations and medals.

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The system consists of several types of award which were established by the National Council (Austria) and are conferred by the President of Austria in accordance with the respective laws. [1]

History

Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria (typical form) GrDecSilvServRepAustria.jpg
Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria (typical form)

Over time, the National Council of Austria has enacted a series of laws establishing the various decorations and medals which now make up the Austrian honours system. Among these were

Precedence

Note: this list is not complete

The order of precedence of the decorations and medals in the current Austrian honours system is:

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Hofburg Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine : Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hofburg: Decoration (English) Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine ; Ehrenzeichen (German). Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hofburg: Ehrenzeichen (German). Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Bundesauszeichnungen und militärische Auszeichnungen". Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung und Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

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