Honours system in Austria
Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria are State Merit, awarded in Austria. One distinguishes Awards of Federal Awards and the nine provinces.
Apart from that exists in Austria a variety of Merit, honor crosses and medals from various organizations, associations and clubs (especially the Red Cross, fire departments, the Black Cross and the Kameradschaftsbund ), but have not donated organs of the Republic and therefore not to be the national awards are to be counted.
Awards of the Federal
The ceremony takes place the mentioned awards, with the exception of the Federal Medal of Honour by the President. The insignia will be presented either by him or on his behalf by agents (eg, federal ministers, state governors ). There are:
- The Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria ( Multi-Level)
- The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (multilevel )
- The Military Merit
- The Decoration of Honour for Services to the liberation of Austria
- The Austrian Olympic medals (1964, 1976)
- The Federal Badge of Honour
- The mine rescue - decorations
- The Wounded Medal for members of the Armed Forces ( multi-level)
- The Wounded Medal for members of the Executive Service ( Multi-Level)
- Military Appreciation Medal
- The use Medal of the Austrian Armed Forces
- The executive service mark
- The military service mark ( multi-level)
- The Military Service Medal ( multi-level)
- The militia medal
Awards of the Federal States
The individual awards of the nine states were founded at different times by decisions of the diets or the state governments and differ very significantly in statutes and ceremony practice from each other. Four basic types exist in all provinces: a multi- national honor, an award for lifesavers and emergency staff, an award for long-term services in the field of firefighting and rescue services and an award for special achievements in the field of sport. Your ceremony is respectively controlled by state laws and are usually prepared by the Governor concerned.
Burgenland
Awards of Burgenland:
- The honor of the Province of Burgenland ( multi-level)
- The Lifesaving Medal of Burgenland ( multi-level)
- The Fire Department Merit of the Province of Burgenland
- The Medal of Honor for action in the field of fire and rescue services ( multi-level)
- The Sports Honour the Province of Burgenland ( multi-level)
Carinthia
Awards of Carinthia:
- The Carinthian Provincial Orders ( Multi-Level)
- The honor of the Province of Carinthia ( multi-level)
- The Carinthian Cross of Honor for saving life
- The Carinthian bay for volunteer activities ( multi-level)
- Carinthia's Medal for Merit in Firefighting ( multi-level)
Lower Austria
Awards of Lower Austria:
- The ring of honor of Lower Austria
- The honor for services to the province of Lower Austria ( 13-step )
- The Rettungsmedaille the province of Lower Austria
- The Medal of the Province of Lower Austria for Disaster Response
- The fire of Merit of the Federal State of Lower Austria ( three-stage)
- The Medal of Honour for action in the areas of fire and rescue services ( three-stage)
- The Lower Austrian Sports Badge of Honour
Upper Austria
Awards of Upper Austria:
- The decoration of the state of Upper Austria ( Multi-Level)
- The Upper Austrian Lifesaving Medal ( multi-level)
- The Upper Austrian commemorative medal for Disaster Response
- The Upper Austrian Fire Merit Cross ( multi-level)
- The Upper Austrian Fire Service Medal ( multi-level)
- The Upper Austrian Rescue Service Medal ( multi-level)
- The culture Medal of the Province of Upper Austria
- Humanity Medal of the Province of Upper Austria
- The decoration of the province of Upper Austria for services in youth work
- The Sports Honour the Province of Upper Austria ( Multi-Level)
Salzburg
Awards of Salzburg:
- The ring of Salzburg
- The decoration of the State of Salzburg ( multi-level)
- The Life Saving Medal of the State of Salzburg
- The Medal of the State of Salzburg for disaster relief
- The Medal of Merit for community representatives ( multi-level)
- The medal for action in the field of fire and rescue services ( multi-level)
- The sport Decoration of the Land Salzburg ( multi-level)
Styria
Awards of Styria:
- The Honorary Ring of Styria
- The honor of Styria ( multi-level)
- The Styrian Lifesaving Medal
- The Styrian disaster relief medal (multi-level, replaced the flood Medal)
- The Styrian flood Medal ( multi-level)
- The Distinguished Service Cross for services in the field of fire and rescue services ( multi-level)
- The medal for action in the field of fire and rescue services ( multi-level)
- The National Sports Medal for athletes ( multi-level)
- The landing Sports Medal for services ( multi-level)
Tirol
Awards of the Tyrol:
- The ring of the Tyrol
- The decoration of the Tyrol
- The Order of Merit of the State of Tyrol
- The Medal of Merit of the State of Tyrol
- The Tyrolean Lifesaving Medal
- The Tyrolean commemorative medal for Disaster Response
- The medal for action in the field of fire and rescue services ( multi-level)
- The Tiroler Adler-Orden ( multi-level)
- The Tyrolean Sport lapel pin ( multi-level)
Vorarlberg
Awards of Vorarlberg:
- The honor of the Province of Vorarlberg ( multi-level)
- The merit of the Province of Vorarlberg ( multi-level)
- The Montfort Medal ( multi-level)
- The Fire Department Medal of the State of Vorarlberg ( multi-level)
- The Rettungsmedaille the State of Vorarlberg
- The honor for services to the sport Vorarlberg
- The Medal of Honour for athletic performance
- The Medal for services in the field of local security police
See main article: Awards of the State of Vorarlberg
Vienna
Awards des Landes Wien:
- The Medal for Service to the City of Vienna ( multi-level)
- Saving medal of the city of Vienna
- The use Medal of the Province of Vienna
- The Decoration for Services in Vienna Fire and Rescue ( multi-level)
See main article: Awards of the city and the State of Vienna