Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria (1922)

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Decoration of honor for services to the Republic of Austria
Founder: Republic of Austria
Foundation year: 1922
Award levels: 10 (from 1923), 16 (from 1924)
Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold with the Star for Services to the Republic of Austria (1922)
Large Decoration of Honor in Gold on Ribbon for Services to the Republic of Austria (1922)
Major General Camillo Bregant with the Silver Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria on the left chest, photo from 1932

The honorary badge for services to the Republic of Austria according to the federal law of November 4, 1922 was a state award of the First Republic of Austria , which initially comprised ten and later sixteen degrees.

overview

The Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria (1922) was the most important state honor awarded in Austria . It is not to be confused with the Austrian Order of Merit (1934) . A medal of honor of the same name for services to the Republic of Austria (1952) was later introduced by the Second Republic of Austria with a federal law of April 2, 1952.

Order levels

Order levels according to the federal law of November 4, 1922, BGBl . No. 16/1923

  • Greatest star of the honor mark for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Large gold medal on ribbon for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Large gold medal of honor with the star for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Large gold medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Large silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Gold medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Gold medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Large silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria

Changes from 1924

With the ordinances of March 26, 1924, BGBl. No. 95, of April 2, 1925, BGBL No. 125, of October 9, 1925, BGBl. No. 403 and of July 7, 1926, BGBl. No. 129 there is a modification of some lower levels:

  • The gold medal for services to the Republic of Austria has been replaced by the gold mark of merit of the Republic of Austria.
  • The large silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria has been replaced by the silver mark of merit of the Republic of Austria.

Order levels according to the ordinance of March 8, 1930, Federal Law Gazette No. 73

  • Greatest star of the honor mark for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Large gold medal on ribbon for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Large decoration on the ribbon for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Large gold medal of honor with the star for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Large badge of honor with the star for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Large gold medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Great badge of honor for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Large silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Gold medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Golden Merit of the Republic of Austria
  • Silver Merit of the Republic of Austria
  • Gold medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Large silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Bronze medal for services to the Republic of Austria

costs

According to the ordinance of May 4, 1923, Federal Law Gazette No. 293/23, the following costs were initially incurred for the borrowed party:

  • 6000 crowns for the major star of the honorary badge for services to the Republic of Austria
  • 5000 crowns for the great gold medal on ribbon for services to the Republic of Austria
  • 4000 crowns for the great gold medal of honor with the star for services to the Republic of Austria
  • 3000 crowns for the great gold medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • 2000 crowns for the great silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • 500 crowns for the Golden Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • 200 crowns for the Silver Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • 50 crowns for the gold medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • 20 crowns for the large silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • 10 crowns for the silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria

Award practice

Based on the military ranks of the armed forces , the level and value of the decorations can be roughly assigned:

  • General : Large gold medal with the star for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Major General : Great silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Colonel : Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • Lieutenant Colonel : Silver Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • Major : Silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Captain : Gold Medal of Merit of the Republic of Austria
  • First Lieutenant : Silver Merit of the Republic of Austria
  • Lieutenant : Silver Merit of the Republic of Austria
  • Vice Lieutenant : Gold Medal of Merit of the Republic of Austria
  • Deputy Officer : Silver Merit of the Republic of Austria
  • Staff sergeant : Silver Merit of the Republic of Austria
  • Wachtmeister : Silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Platoon leader : Silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Corporal : Silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
  • Private : Silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria

carrier

A list of the bearers can be found in the category: Bearers of the Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria (1922) .

See also

Museum reception

In the Museum of Military History in Vienna , the honorary badge for services to the Republic of Austria is exhibited in all variations in a separate showcase (area Republic and dictatorship ).

literature

  • Peter Diem : The symbols of Austria . Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1995

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Army History Museum / Military History Institute (ed.): The Army History Museum in the Vienna Arsenal . Verlag Militaria , Vienna 2016, ISBN 978-3-902551-69-6 , p. 135