Civil Merit Medal (Austria)
The civil merit medal , also called “civil signum laudis” , was donated by Emperor Karl I of Austria-Hungary on April 30, 1918 , “to all those civil functionaries and other persons of the marital status who, in appreciation of meritorious achievements, the expression of the Most High Acknowledgment or satisfaction has been announced, also to be part of a visible sign of this Most Highest Proof of Mercy ” .
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The round medal shows the portrait of the founder in uniform turned to the left. All around the inscription CAROLVS · D · G · IMP · AVST · REX BOH · ETC · ET H · N · IV · REX APOST · HVNG . On the reverse, surrounded by a wreath of laurel (left) and oak leaves (right), the words SIGNUM LAVDIS ( Latin: sign of praise).
The medal is gold-plated for “special highest appreciation” and silver-plated for “highest appreciation or satisfaction”.
The award was worn on a red triangular ribbon with a white central stripe on the left chest. If the award was repeated, one or two silver ribbon clips were added to the ribbon.
The civil merit medal was the last award donated by the Austro-Hungarian monarchy . The official calendar lists five people as owners of the award. The extent to which further awards were made after the war and to what extent cannot be proven.
See also
literature
- Johann Stolzer, Christian Steeb: Austria's order from the Middle Ages to the present. Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, Graz 1996, ISBN 3-201-01649-7 , pp. 297-298.
