Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria-Hungary explained

Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria-Hungary should not be confused with Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria.

This is a list of orders, decorations, and medals of Austria-Hungary.

Orders

Decorations and medals

The following decorations and medals are listed in their order of wear from 1908.[1]

Medals not in the 1908 order of wear, in order of year of establishment

Order of wear from 1918

Note: if the honour was awarded with 'war decoration' or 'swords' or with 'war decoration and swords' respectively, it would rank higher than the same honour without these additions. It would not, however, outrank any other grade of that honour or another type of honour.[2] [3]

  1. Order of the Golden Fleece
  2. Grand Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa
  3. Commander of the Military Order of Maria Theresa
  4. Knight of the Military Order of Maria Theresa
  5. Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen
  6. 1st Class of the Military Merit Cross
  7. Grand Cross of the Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold
  8. 1st Class of the Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold
  9. 1st Class of the Austrian Imperial Order of the Iron Crown
  10. Grand Military Merit Medal
  11. Gold Civil Merit Medal
  12. | Grand Cross of the Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph
  13. Commander of the Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen
  14. 2nd Class of the Military Merit Cross
  15. Commander of the Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold
  16. 2nd Class of the Austrian Imperial Order of the Iron Crown
  17. | Commander with Star of the Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph
  18. Knight of the Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen
  19. Knight of the Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold
  20. | Commander of the Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph
  21. | Officer of the Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph
  22. 3rd Class of the Austrian Imperial Order of the Iron Crown
  23. | Knight of the Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph
  24. Gold Bravery Medal for Officers
  25. Silver Bravery Medal for Officers
  26. 3rd Class of the Military Merit Cross
  27. 1st Class of the Merit Cross for Military Chaplains – on the red-and-white-ribbon
  28. 2nd Class of the Merit Cross for Military Chaplains – on the red-and-white-ribbon
  29. 1st Class of the Merit Cross for Military Chaplains – on the white ribbon
  30. 2nd Class of the Merit Cross for Military Chaplains – on the white ribbon
  31. Silver Military Merit Medal – on the ribbon of the Military Cross of Merit
  32. Bronze Military Merit Medal – on the ribbon of the Military Cross of Merit
  33. Silver Military Merit Medal – on the red ribbon
  34. Bronze Military Merit Medal – on the red ribbon
  35. Civil Merit Medal
  36. Decoration of the Elizabeth-Theresian Military Foundation
  37. Gold Bravery Medal
  38. Gold Cross of Merit with the Crown – on the ribbon of the Bravery Medal
  39. Gold Cross of Merit with the Crown – on the red ribbon
  40. Gold Cross of Merit – on the ribbon of the Bravery Medal
  41. Gold Cross of Merit – on the red ribbon
  42. Silver Bravery Medal 1st Class
  43. Silver Bravery Medal 2nd Class
  44. Silver Cross of Merit with the Crown – on the ribbon of the Bravery Medal
  45. Silver Cross of Merit with the Crown – on the red ribbon
  46. Silver Cross of Merit – on the ribbon of the Bravery Medal
  47. Silver Cross of Merit – on the red ribbon
  48. Bronze Bravery Medal
  49. Iron Cross of Merit with the Crown – on the ribbon of the Bravery Medal
  50. Iron Cross of Merit with the Crown – on the red ribbon
  51. Iron Cross of Merit – on the ribbon of the Bravery Medal
  52. Iron Cross of Merit – on the red ribbon
  53. Karl Troop Cross
  54. Wound Medal
  55. War Medal 1873
  56. Commemorative Medal for the 1864 Campaign in Denmark
  57. Commemorative Medals for the Defenders of the Tyrol 1848
  58. Commemorative Medal for the Defenders of the Tyrol 1859
  59. Commemorative Medal for the Defenders of the Tyrol 1866
  60. Military Long Service Crosses for Officers (1st Class)
  61. | Medal for 40 years Faithful Service
  62. Military Long Service Crosses for Officers (2nd Class)
  63. Military Long Service Crosses for Officers (3rd Class)
  64. Decoration for Services to the Red Cross (2nd Class) (and all higher decorations of the Red Cross as ribbon bars)
  65. Military Long Service Crosses for Enlisted Men (1st Class)
  66. Military Long Service Crosses for Enlisted Men (2nd Class)
  67. Military Long Service Crosses for Enlisted Men (3rd Class)
  68. Silver medal of Honour of the Red Cross
  69. Bronze medal of Honour of the Red Cross
  70. 1898 Jubilee Court Medal
  71. 1898 Gold Jubilee Medal for the Armed Forces
  72. 1898 Bronze Jubilee Medal for the Armed Forces
  73. 1898 Jubilee Medal for Civil Servants
  74. 1908 Jubilee Court Cross
  75. 1908 Military Jubilee Cross
  76. 1908 Jubilee Cross for Civil Servants
  77. Decoration for many years as a meritorious member of a body obligated to Landsturm service
  78. Bosnia-Hercegovina Commemorative Medal
  79. Mobilization Cross 1912/13
  80. Sea Voyage Medal 1892-1893
  81. Fire Service Medal
  82. Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
  83. Marianer Cross

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Österreich Justizministerium. Verordnungsblatt des K.K. Justizministeriums, Volume 24. 1908. K.K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. Wien. 163–164. 9 January 2016. de.
  2. Book: Austrian Orders and Decorations . Verlag Militaria . 9783902526823 . 27.
  3. Book: Austrian Orders and Decorations II . Verlag Militaria . 9783903341029 .

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