Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria

The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria, which comprises a total of 15 medals stages.

Overview

The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria is the most important state ceremony, which is currently awarded in Austria. It was donated by the Federal Law of 2 April 1952 the National Council. The assignment of the various stages is effected by the President or in his name. The decorations in its various stages can be awarded for outstanding service in all areas, especially in the political, economic, cultural, intellectual or voluntary field. Persons to whom the decoration is awarded, shall be entitled to (not as owner ) to designate as its owner.

In addition to the discussed here Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria still exist in Austria numerous other awards from the federal government and the nine provinces.

An eponymous decorations had been donated already on 4 November 1922 during the First Republic ( 1918-1933 ).

Order of steps

The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria today comprises 15 stages, the individual insignia depending on the class have different shapes ( crosses, stars, medals). This division was created in 1953 stipulated by the Federal Law Gazette No 54/ 1953:

  • Pictures of all the decorations and detailed descriptions (including the attachment) can be found on the website of the Styrian government.

Ceremony practice

The large star is reserved exclusively for heads of state. Foreign heads of state, he is sometimes presented as part of state visits. Austrian Federal President are from the date of assumption of office for life owner of this Order.

The Great Golden Medal with Ribbon usually receive the Chancellor, the Minister and the National President, the Great Silver Medal with Ribbon is often given to secretaries of state or provincial governors. For this reason, please refer to the owners of the highest levels of Honour above average number of current and former politicians. The decoration on ribbon is also available for foreign ambassadors, usually on the occasion of the end of their mission in Austria, as usual.

Senior officials of a ministry (eg, section chief ) or a state government (eg, State Office Director) will be awarded mostly with the Great Golden or Silver Medal with star, and with the Great Golden or Silver medals. Typically, this is awarded to Member of Parliament after ten years in office, the Great Golden Medal, also to non - officials such decorations are awarded, so received, for example, the architect Hans Hollein 's 75th birthday, the Great Golden Medal is.

The shunting in the lower middle Grand Decoration of Honour is often awarded to councilors and Ministerialräte, mostly for his 60th birthday, the Gold Medal of Honor is - mostly of similar occasion - awarded to higher-ranking officials of the higher civil service, if they are not awarding the professional title " Councillor " prefer, or since the conferment of such already at least five years (so-called " Interkalarfrist " ) are " meritorious " passed. Artists too often get these stages of the award.

The standing at the bottom edge of the scale Golden merit is often medium-sized to Mayor or smaller municipalities and awarded to officers in specialist service with the transition into retirement, the Silver Medal of Merit to Vice Mayor. The Gold Medal is awarded as well as sport or club officials, police inspectors when it passes into retirement. In contrast, provided for in the statute Bronze medal is no longer issued today.

Member of the National Parliament or receive the respective marks of honor usually after a membership of ten years.

The Gold Medal is just like the Silver Medal will be awarded on red band and then acts as a life-saving medal 1st or 2nd class. However, the silver medal is not awarded on the red band for decades.

Examples (selection)

This list is to practice the ceremony for the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria illustrate exemplary. Considerably more extensive ( though not completely ) is the list of winners of the Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.

  • Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General
  • Willy Brandt, German Chancellor
  • Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna
  • Alois Mock, politicians
  • Gabi Burgstaller, Governor of Salzburg
  • Michael Häupl, mayor of Vienna
  • Leopold Maderthaner, politicians and entrepreneurs
  • Karl Otto Pohl, president of the German Bundesbank
  • Erwin Kräutler, Bishop
  • Robert Nünlist, Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard
  • Franz Olah, politicians
  • George Tabori, artists
  • Helmut Krätzl, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Ernst Sucharipa, diplomat
  • Jörg Zierke, President of the German Federal Criminal Police Office
  • Nicolas Hayek, Swiss entrepreneurs
  • Karlheinz Böhm, actor
  • Alfred Eben Bauer, rector
  • Hans Hollein, architect
  • Simon Wiesenthal, publicist
  • Peter Alexander, actor
  • Udo Jürgens, singer
  • Karl Schranz, skiers
  • Renée Schroeder, a researcher
  • Thomas Brezina, children's book author
  • Engleitner, witness
  • Franziska Jägerstätter, widow of conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter
  • Christoph Kotanko, Journalist
  • Hermann Kroll, politicians
  • Hans Schwanda, mountaineer and author
  • Nicole Trimmel, kick boxer
  • Adolf Tuma, Lithograph
  • Georg Hamann, a violinist and violist
  • Christian Illedits, politicians
  • Robert Lucas, writer
  • Ernest Windholz, politicians
  • Ernst Winter, Federal

Production

The various stages of Honour for Meritorious Service for many years were made ​​to the Republic of Austria by the company Anton Reitterer in Schubertgasse 26 in Vienna's 9th district, but now they are produced by the company Friedrich Orth in the Bürgerspitalgasse 8 in the 6th district of Vienna.

Knight's Cross Permanent Secretary Peter Alexander (Austrian performer) Stephan Eberharter Robert Lucas (writer)
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