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This is a list of Orders, decorations, and medals of
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Order of the Golden Fleece (''Orden vom Goldenen Vlies'')
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Military Order of Maria Theresa (''Militär-Maria Theresien-Orden'')
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Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen (''Königlich Ungarischer St. Stephans-Orden'')
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Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold (''Österreichisch-kaiserlicher Leopolds-Orden'')
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Austrian Imperial Order of the Iron Crown (''Österreichisch-kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone'')
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Austrian Imperial Order of Elizabeth (''Kaiserlich österreichischer Elisabeth-Orden'')
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Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph (''Kaiserlich-österreichischer Franz Joseph-Orden'')
The following decorations and medals are listed in their order of wear from 1908.
* Military Merit Cross (''Militärverdienstkreuz'')
* Decoration of the Elizabeth-Theresian Military Foundation (''Dekoration der Elisabeth Theresien-Militärstiftung'')
* Military Merit Medal (Signum Laudis) (''Militär-Verdienstmedaille (Signum Laudis)'')
* Merit Cross for Military Chaplains (''Das Geistliche Verdienstkreuz'')
* Bravery Medal (''Tapferkeitsmedaille'')
* Civil Cross of Merit (''Zivil-Verdienstkreuz'')
* Elizabeth Medal (''Elisabeth-Medaille'')
* War Medal 1873 (''Kriegsmedaille 1873'')
* Commemorative Medal for the 1864 Campaign in Denmark (''Erinnerungsmedaille an den Feldzug 1864 in Dänemark'')
* Commemorative Medals for the Defenders of the Tyrol 1848, 1859 and 1866 (''Denkmünzen für die Tiroler Landesverteidiger 1848, 1859 und 1866'')
* Long Service Crosses for Officers (''Militärdienstzeichen für Offiziere'')
* Medal for 40 years Faithful Service (''Ehrenmedaille für 40jährige treue Dienste'')
* Long Service Crosses for Non Commissioned Officers (''Militärdienstzeichen für Unteroffiziere'')
* Jubilee Court Medal (''Jubiläumshofmedaille'')
* Jubilee Medal for the Armed Forces (''Jubiläumserinnerungsmedaille für die bewaffnete Macht'')
* Jubilee Medal for civil state servants (''Jubiläumserinnerungsmedaille für Zivilstaatsbedienstete'')
* 1908 Jubilee Cross (''Jubiläumskreuz 1908'')
* Sea Voyage Medal 1892-1893 (''Seereise-Denkmünze 1892-1893'')
* Fire Service Medal (''Feuerwehrmedaille'')
;Medals not in the 1908 order of wear, in order of year of establishment
* Army Cross 1813/14 (Cannon Cross) (''Armeekreuz 1813/14 (Kanonenkreuz)'') - 1814
* Bosnia-Hercegovina Service Medal (''Bosnisch-Hercegovinische Erinnerungsmedaille'') - 1909
* Mobilization Cross 1912/13 (''Mobilisierungskreuz 1912/13'') - 1913
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This is a list of Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
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Orders
* Order of the Golden Fleece (''Orden vom Goldenen Vlies'')
* Military Order of Maria Theresa (''Militär-Maria Theresien-Orden'')
* Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen (''Königlich Ungarischer St. Stephans-Orden'')
* Order of the Starry Cross
The Order of the Starry Cross (or Order of the Star Cross/Star Cross Order; German: ''Sternkreuz-Orden'') is an imperial Austrian dynastic order for Catholic noble ladies, founded in 1668. The order still exists under the House of Habsburg-Lorrain ...
(''Hochadeliger Frauenzimmer-Sternkreuzorden'')
* Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold (''Österreichisch-kaiserlicher Leopolds-Orden'')
* Austrian Imperial Order of the Iron Crown (''Österreichisch-kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone'')
* Austrian Imperial Order of Elizabeth (''Kaiserlich österreichischer Elisabeth-Orden'')
* Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph (''Kaiserlich-österreichischer Franz Joseph-Orden'')
Decorations and medals
The following decorations and medals are listed in their order of wear from 1908.
* Military Merit Cross (''Militärverdienstkreuz'')
* Decoration of the Elizabeth-Theresian Military Foundation (''Dekoration der Elisabeth Theresien-Militärstiftung'')
* Military Merit Medal (Signum Laudis) (''Militär-Verdienstmedaille (Signum Laudis)'')
* Merit Cross for Military Chaplains (''Das Geistliche Verdienstkreuz'')
* Bravery Medal (''Tapferkeitsmedaille'')
* Civil Cross of Merit (''Zivil-Verdienstkreuz'')
* Elizabeth Medal (''Elisabeth-Medaille'')
* War Medal 1873 (''Kriegsmedaille 1873'')
* Commemorative Medal for the 1864 Campaign in Denmark (''Erinnerungsmedaille an den Feldzug 1864 in Dänemark'')
* Commemorative Medals for the Defenders of the Tyrol 1848, 1859 and 1866 (''Denkmünzen für die Tiroler Landesverteidiger 1848, 1859 und 1866'')
* Long Service Crosses for Officers (''Militärdienstzeichen für Offiziere'')
* Medal for 40 years Faithful Service (''Ehrenmedaille für 40jährige treue Dienste'')
* Long Service Crosses for Non Commissioned Officers (''Militärdienstzeichen für Unteroffiziere'')
* Jubilee Court Medal (''Jubiläumshofmedaille'')
* Jubilee Medal for the Armed Forces (''Jubiläumserinnerungsmedaille für die bewaffnete Macht'')
* Jubilee Medal for civil state servants (''Jubiläumserinnerungsmedaille für Zivilstaatsbedienstete'')
* 1908 Jubilee Cross (''Jubiläumskreuz 1908'')
* Sea Voyage Medal 1892-1893 (''Seereise-Denkmünze 1892-1893'')
* Fire Service Medal (''Feuerwehrmedaille'')
;Medals not in the 1908 order of wear, in order of year of establishment
* Army Cross 1813/14 (Cannon Cross) (''Armeekreuz 1813/14 (Kanonenkreuz)'') - 1814
* Bosnia-Hercegovina Service Medal (''Bosnisch-Hercegovinische Erinnerungsmedaille'') - 1909
* Mobilization Cross 1912/13 (''Mobilisierungskreuz 1912/13'') - 1913
*Decoration for Services to the Red Cross
The Decoration for Services to the Red Cross (''Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Rote Kreuz'') was an Austro-Hungarian award instituted on 17 August 1914 by Emperor Franz Josef I to mark the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Convention. It was i ...
(''Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Rote Kreuz'') - 1914
* War Cross for Civil Merits (''Kriegskreuz für Zivildienste'') - 1915
*Karl Troop Cross
The Karl Troop Cross (german: Karl-Truppenkreuz) was instituted on 13 December 1916 by Emperor Karl I of Austria-Hungary. The cross was awarded for service up to the end of the First World War to soldiers and sailors of all arms of the Austro-Hunga ...
(''Karl-Truppenkreuz'') - 1916
* Wound Medal (''Verwundetenmedaille'') - 1917
* Civil Merit Medal (''Zivilverdienstmedaille'') - 1918
See also
*Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria The honours system in the Republic of Austria is a means of rewarding individuals' personal achievement, or service to Austria by state decorations and medals.
The system consists of several types of award which were established by the National ...
References
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