Decoration of Honour for Services
to the Republic of Austria
TypeState decoration
Awarded forMeritorious service to the Austrian nation
CountryRepublic of Austria
EligibilityCivilians and military personnel
Established4 November 1922
2 April 1952
Precedence
Next (higher)None (highest)
Next (lower)Varies by grade[1]
RelatedDecoration for Science and Art

The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (German: Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the Austrian national honours system.

History

The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria was first established by federal law on 4 November 1922. It initially had ten grades; later, it was expanded to sixteen grades. It was replaced in 1934 by the Austrian Order of Merit (Österreichischer Verdienstorden).

The modern iteration of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria was established by the National Council in 1952.[2] It is conferred by the Republic of Austria to honour people (from Austria and abroad) who have rendered meritorious services to the country. Recipients are selected by the government. The awards are made by the President in accordance with the respective laws.[2] The State President of Austria automatically receives the "Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria" by being elected to the office and holds this honour for life. This decoration should not be confused with other decorations in the Austrian honours system, such as the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art.

Classes

The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria is divided into 15 classes, as follows:

  1. Grand Star (Gross-Stern)[3]
  2. Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash (Grosses Goldenes Ehrenzeichen am Bande)[3]
  3. Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash (Grosses Silbernes Ehrenzeichen am Bande)[3]
  4. Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star (Grosses Goldenes Ehrenzeichen mit Stern)[3]
  5. Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star (Grosses Silbernes Ehrenzeichen mit Stern)[3]
  6. Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold (Grosses Goldenes Ehrenzeichen)[3]
  7. Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver (Grosses Silbernes Ehrenzeichen)[3]
  8. Grand Decoration of Honour (Grosses Ehrenzeichen)[3]
  9. Decoration of Honour in Gold (Goldenes Ehrenzeichen)[4]
  10. Decoration of Honour in Silver (Silbernes Ehrenzeichen)[4]
  11. Decoration of Merit in Gold (Goldenes Verdienstzeichen)[4]
  12. Decoration of Merit in Silver (Silbernes Verdienstzeichen)[4]
  13. Gold Medal (Goldene Medaille)[4]
  14. Silver Medal (Silberne Medaille)[4]
  15. Bronze Medal (Bronzene Medaille), no longer awarded[4]

The "Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria" may also be conferred as "Gold Medal with Red Riband" awarded for bravery and lifesaving.[4]

Classes of the decoration
  • The five higher classes with Breast Star
    The five higher classes with Breast Star
  • The seven lower classes of the Decoration
    The seven lower classes of the Decoration
  • Three Medals in Gold, Silver and Bronze
    Three Medals in Gold, Silver and Bronze

Notable recipients

See also List of honours of Austria awarded to heads of state and royalty

Below is a list of all Grand Star recipients and other notable recipients, in chronological order with year of award in parentheses:.

Grand Star recipients

Royal Houses

Politicians

Other select recipients

Notes

  1. ^ "Bundespraesident.at: Decorations of Honour". Bundespraesident.at. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Hofburg.at - der Österreichische Bundespräsident / The Austrian Federal President". Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Hofburg: Decoration (English); Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ehrenzeichen (German). Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Hofburg: Ehrenzeichen (German). Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Badurina, Berislav; Saračević, Sead; Grobenski, Valent; Eterović, Ivo; Tudor, Mladen (1980). Bilo je časno živjeti s Titom. Vjesnik. p. 102.
  6. ^ "Soeharto ODM".
  7. ^ Volkov, Solomon. (2004). Testimony, p. 280.
  8. ^ Felder, Deborah G. (2005). Fifty Jewish Women Who Changed the World, p. 129.
  9. ^ a b "Eingelangt am 23.04.2012 : Dieser Text wurde elektronisch übermittelt. Abweichungen vom Original sind möglich. Bundeskanzler Anfragebeantwortung" (PDF). Parlament.gv.at. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  10. ^ admin (28 June 2014). "Alfred Verdroß-Droßberg, o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. jur., Dr. h.c. mult". 650 plus (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  11. ^ Toyota: Toyoda bio Archived 4 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Austrian Decorations". Austrianinformation.org.
  13. ^ "Obituary: Jeanette Schmid". The Daily Telegraph. 17 March 2005.
  14. ^ "Stuart E. Eizenstat". Cov.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour" (PDF) (in German). p. 1879. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  16. ^ "Miep Gies :: Grand Decoration of Honour for Services". Miepgies.nl. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  17. ^ "Dr. Dobida offiziell in die IIHF Hall of Fame aufgenommen". Hockey web (in German). 9 May 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Dr. Hans Dobida in die IIHF Hall of Fame aufgenommen". Hockeyfans.at (in German). 11 November 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  20. ^ University, Lancaster. "News & Events - Linguistics and English Language - Lancaster University". Lancaster.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  21. ^ "Biogrphie : Avramidis, Joannis". Austria-Forum (in German). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Grapevine November 12: Yet another honor". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

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