The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (german: Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) is a

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of the

Republic of Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine States of Austria, states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, th ...

. 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. 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

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in accordance with the respective laws. 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 The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian ...

Classes

The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria is divided into 15 classes, as follows: # AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 1st Class BAR

AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 1st Class BAR

Grand Star (''Gross-Stern'')Hofburg
Decoration (English)

Ehrenzeichen (German).
# AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 2nd Class BAR

Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash (''Grosses Goldenes Ehrenzeichen am Bande'') # AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 3rd Class BAR

AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 3rd Class BAR

Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash (''Grosses Silbernes Ehrenzeichen am Bande'') # AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 4th Class BAR

AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 4th Class BAR

Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star (''Grosses Goldenes Ehrenzeichen mit Stern'') # AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 5th Class BAR

AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 5th Class BAR

Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star (''Grosses Silbernes Ehrenzeichen mit Stern'') # AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 6th Class BAR

AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 6th Class BAR

Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold (''Grosses Goldenes Ehrenzeichen'') # AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 7th Class BAR

Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver (''Grosses Silbernes Ehrenzeichen'') # AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 8th Class BAR

Grand Decoration of Honour (''Grosses Ehrenzeichen'') # AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 9th Class BAR

Decoration of Honour in Gold (''Goldenes Ehrenzeichen'')Hofburg
Ehrenzeichen (German).
# AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 10th Class BAR

AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 10th Class BAR

Decoration of Honour in Silver (''Silbernes Ehrenzeichen'') # AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 11th Class BAR

Decoration of Merit in Gold (''Goldenes Verdienstzeichen'') # AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 12th Class BAR

Decoration of Merit in Silver (''Silbernes Verdienstzeichen'') # AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - Gold Medal BAR

AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - Life Saving Medal BAR

Gold Medal (''Goldene Medaille'') # AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - Silver Medal BAR

Silver Medal (''Silberne Medaille'') # AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - Bronze Medal BAR

Bronze Medal (''Bronzene Medaille''), no longer awarded 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.

Notable recipients

''See also

List of honours of Austria awarded to heads of state and royalty This article serves as an index – as complete as possible – of all the honorific orders or similar decorations awarded by Austria, classified by Monarchies chapter and Republics chapter, and, under each chapter, recipients' countries and the de ...

'' 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

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(Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash, 1956) *

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(Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver, 1967) *

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(1907–1975), Austrian Olympic champion weightlifter *

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(Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star, 1986) *

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(Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold, 1996) *

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* Randolph M. Bell (Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver, 2004) *

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, (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash, 2004) *

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from 1987 to 1989 (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash) * Walter Schwimmer (Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star) *

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(Decoration of Honour in Silver, 2011) * Elisabeth Bleyleben-Koren * Eleonore Schönborn (2013) * Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria, 2021) *

Notes

References

*Poul Ohm Hieronymussen, Poul Ohm. (1967)
''Orders and Decorations of Europe in Color.''
New York: Macmillan
OCLC 796549
* Werlich, Robert. (1965)
''Orders and Decorations of All Nations: Ancient and Modern, Civil and Military.''
Washington, D.C.: Quaker Press
OCLC 390804

External links

{{commonscat, Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1952)
"Decorations of Honor"
from the website of the President of Austria Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Decoration of Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria Awards established in 1952 1952 establishments in Austria Orders of merit