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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" 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data-title="وسام الشرف للخدمات المقدمة إلى جمهورية النمسا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B_%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BA_%C2%AB%D0%97%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B3%D1%96_%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4_%D0%90%D1%9E%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%A0%D1%8D%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B9%C2%BB" title="Ганаровы знак «За заслугі перад Аўстрыйскай Рэспублікай» – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Ганаровы знак «За заслугі перад Аўстрыйскай Рэспублікай»" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cestn%C3%BD_odznak_Za_z%C3%A1sluhy_o_Rakouskou_republiku" title="Čestný odznak Za zásluhy o Rakouskou republiku – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Čestný odznak Za zásluhy o Rakouskou republiku" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86restegn_for_Fortjenester_af_Republikken_%C3%98strig" title="Ærestegn for Fortjenester af Republikken Østrig – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Ærestegn for Fortjenester af Republikken Østrig" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehrenzeichen_f%C3%BCr_Verdienste_um_die_Republik_%C3%96sterreich" title="Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C_%CE%A0%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%BF_%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%82_%CF%85%CF%80%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B5%CF%82_%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD_%CE%94%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%BF%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%91%CF%85%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Τιμητικό Παράσημο για τις υπηρεσίες στην Δημοκρατία της Αυστρίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τιμητικό Παράσημο για τις υπηρεσίες στην Δημοκρατία της Αυστρίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orden_al_M%C3%A9rito_de_la_Rep%C3%BAblica_de_Austria" title="Orden al Mérito de la República de Austria – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Orden al Mérito de la República de Austria" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordre_du_M%C3%A9rite_(Autriche)" title="Ordre du Mérite (Autriche) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Ordre du Mérite (Autriche)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A4%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8%EB%A6%AC%EC%95%84_%EA%B3%B5%ED%99%94%EA%B5%AD_%EA%B3%B5%EB%A1%9C%EB%AA%85%EC%98%88%EC%9E%A5" title="오스트리아 공화국 공로명예장 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="오스트리아 공화국 공로명예장" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C2%AB%D4%B1%D5%BE%D5%BD%D5%BF%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB_%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BA%D5%A5%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A8_%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%81%D5%A1%D5%AE_%D5%AE%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D6%80%C2%BB_%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%BE%D5%B8_%D5%B6%D5%B7%D5%A1%D5%B6" title="«Ավստրիայի Հանրապետությանը մատուցած ծառայությունների համար» պատվո նշան – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="«Ավստրիայի Հանրապետությանը մատուցած ծառայությունների համար» պատվո նշան" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekorasi_Kehormatan_atas_Pelayanan_kepada_Republik_Austria" title="Dekorasi Kehormatan atas Pelayanan kepada Republik Austria – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Dekorasi Kehormatan atas Pelayanan kepada Republik Austria" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordine_al_merito_della_Repubblica_austriaca" title="Ordine al merito della Repubblica austriaca – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Ordine al merito della Repubblica austriaca" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ereteken_van_Verdienste_voor_de_Republiek_Oostenrijk" title="Ereteken van Verdienste voor de Republiek Oostenrijk – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Ereteken van Verdienste voor de Republiek Oostenrijk" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86restegnet_for_fortjenester" title="Ærestegnet for fortjenester – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Ærestegnet for fortjenester" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odznaka_Honorowa_za_Zas%C5%82ugi_dla_Republiki_Austrii" title="Odznaka Honorowa za Zasługi dla Republiki Austrii – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Odznaka Honorowa za Zasługi dla Republiki Austrii" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condecora%C3%A7%C3%A3o_de_Honra_por_Servi%C3%A7os_%C3%A0_Rep%C3%BAblica_da_%C3%81ustria" title="Condecoração de Honra por Serviços à República da Áustria – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Condecoração de Honra por Serviços à República da Áustria" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%87%D1%91%D1%82%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BA_%C2%AB%D0%97%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4_%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9%C2%BB" title="Почётный знак «За заслуги перед Австрийской Республикой» – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Почётный знак «За заслуги перед Австрийской Республикой»" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decoration_of_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria" title="Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%C3%A4vallan_tasavallan_kunniamitali" title="Itävallan tasavallan kunniamitali – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Itävallan tasavallan kunniamitali" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96sterrikiska_f%C3%B6rtj%C3%A4nstorden" title="Österrikiska förtjänstorden – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Österrikiska förtjänstorden" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Grand_Decoration_of_Honour_for_Republic_of_Austria.jpg/220px-Grand_Decoration_of_Honour_for_Republic_of_Austria.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Grand_Decoration_of_Honour_for_Republic_of_Austria.jpg/330px-Grand_Decoration_of_Honour_for_Republic_of_Austria.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Grand_Decoration_of_Honour_for_Republic_of_Austria.jpg 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="372" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Grand Decoration of Honour<br />(<i>Grosses Ehrenzeichen</i>)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/State_decoration" title="State decoration">State decoration</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Meritorious service to the Austrian nation</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Austria" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Austria">Republic of Austria</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data">Civilians and military personnel</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">4 November 1922<br />2 April 1952</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Precedence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data">None (highest)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Austrian_Decoration_for_Science_and_Art#Precedence" title="Austrian Decoration for Science and Art">Varies by grade</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Related</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Austrian_Decoration_for_Science_and_Art" title="Austrian Decoration for Science and Art">Decoration for Science and Art</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria</b> (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/State_decoration" title="State decoration">state decoration</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Austria" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Austria">Republic of Austria</a>. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the <a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Austria" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria">Austrian national honours system</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decoration_of_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 (<i>Österreichischer Verdienstorden</i>). </p><p>The modern iteration of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria was established by the <a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Austria" class="mw-redirect" title="National Council of Austria">National Council</a> in 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-aaa_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aaa-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/President_of_Austria" title="President of Austria">President</a> in accordance with the respective laws.<sup id="cite_ref-aaa_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aaa-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/President_of_Austria" title="President of Austria">State President of Austria</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Austrian_Decoration_for_Science_and_Art" title="Austrian Decoration for Science and Art">Austrian Decoration for Science and Art</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Classes">Classes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decoration_of_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Classes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria is divided into 15 classes, as follows: </p> <ol><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_1st_Class_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_1st_Class_BAR.svg/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_1st_Class_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_1st_Class_BAR.svg/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_1st_Class_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_1st_Class_BAR.svg/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_1st_Class_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Grand Star</b> (<i>Gross-Stern</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_2nd_Class_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_2nd_Class_BAR.svg/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_2nd_Class_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_2nd_Class_BAR.svg/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_2nd_Class_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_2nd_Class_BAR.svg/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_2nd_Class_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash</b> (<i>Grosses Goldenes Ehrenzeichen am Bande</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_3rd_Class_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_3rd_Class_BAR.svg/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_3rd_Class_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_3rd_Class_BAR.svg/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_3rd_Class_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_3rd_Class_BAR.svg/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_3rd_Class_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash</b> (<i>Grosses Silbernes Ehrenzeichen am Bande</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg2_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_4th_Class_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_4th_Class_BAR.svg/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_4th_Class_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_4th_Class_BAR.svg/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_4th_Class_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_4th_Class_BAR.svg/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_4th_Class_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star</b> (<i>Grosses Goldenes Ehrenzeichen mit Stern</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg2_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_5th_Class_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_5th_Class_BAR.svg/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_5th_Class_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_5th_Class_BAR.svg/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_5th_Class_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_5th_Class_BAR.svg/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_5th_Class_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star</b> (<i>Grosses Silbernes Ehrenzeichen mit Stern</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg2_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_6th_Class_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_6th_Class_BAR.svg/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_6th_Class_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_6th_Class_BAR.svg/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_6th_Class_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_6th_Class_BAR.svg/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_6th_Class_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold</b> (<i>Grosses Goldenes Ehrenzeichen</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg2_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_7th_Class_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_7th_Class_BAR.svg/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_7th_Class_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_7th_Class_BAR.svg/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_7th_Class_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_7th_Class_BAR.svg/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_7th_Class_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver</b> (<i>Grosses Silbernes Ehrenzeichen</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg2_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_8th_Class_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_8th_Class_BAR.svg/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_8th_Class_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_8th_Class_BAR.svg/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_8th_Class_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_8th_Class_BAR.svg/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_8th_Class_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Grand Decoration of Honour</b> (<i>Grosses Ehrenzeichen</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg2_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_9th_Class_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_9th_Class_BAR.svg/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_9th_Class_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_9th_Class_BAR.svg/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_9th_Class_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_9th_Class_BAR.svg/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_9th_Class_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Decoration of Honour in Gold</b> (<i>Goldenes Ehrenzeichen</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg3_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_10th_Class_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_10th_Class_BAR.svg/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_10th_Class_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_10th_Class_BAR.svg/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_10th_Class_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_10th_Class_BAR.svg/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_10th_Class_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Decoration of Honour in Silver</b> (<i>Silbernes Ehrenzeichen</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg3_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_11th_Class_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_11th_Class_BAR.png/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_11th_Class_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_11th_Class_BAR.png/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_11th_Class_BAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_11th_Class_BAR.png/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_11th_Class_BAR.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Decoration of Merit in Gold</b> (<i>Goldenes Verdienstzeichen</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg3_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_12th_Class_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_12th_Class_BAR.png/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_12th_Class_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_12th_Class_BAR.png/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_12th_Class_BAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_12th_Class_BAR.png/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_12th_Class_BAR.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Decoration of Merit in Silver</b> (<i>Silbernes Verdienstzeichen</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg3_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Gold_Medal_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Gold_Medal_BAR.png/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Gold_Medal_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Gold_Medal_BAR.png/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Gold_Medal_BAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Gold_Medal_BAR.png/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Gold_Medal_BAR.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Life_Saving_Medal_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Life_Saving_Medal_BAR.png/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Life_Saving_Medal_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Life_Saving_Medal_BAR.png/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Life_Saving_Medal_BAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Life_Saving_Medal_BAR.png/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Life_Saving_Medal_BAR.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Gold Medal</b> (<i>Goldene Medaille</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg3_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Silver_Medal_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Silver_Medal_BAR.png/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Silver_Medal_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Silver_Medal_BAR.png/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Silver_Medal_BAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Silver_Medal_BAR.png/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Silver_Medal_BAR.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Silver Medal</b> (<i>Silberne Medaille</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg3_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Bronze_Medal_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Bronze_Medal_BAR.png/60px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Bronze_Medal_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Bronze_Medal_BAR.png/90px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Bronze_Medal_BAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Bronze_Medal_BAR.png/120px-AUT_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria_-_Bronze_Medal_BAR.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <b>Bronze Medal</b> (<i>Bronzene Medaille</i>), no longer awarded<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg3_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <p>The "Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria" may also be conferred as "Gold Medal <i>with Red Riband</i>" awarded for bravery and lifesaving.<sup id="cite_ref-hofburg3_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofburg3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1275594942">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output 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.mod-gallery img[alt*="\200b \200b \200b "]{filter:invert(1)hue-rotate(180deg)}}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="title"><div>Classes of the decoration</div></div><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 280px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DecServRepAustria1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The five higher classes with Breast Star"><img alt="The five higher classes with Breast Star" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/DecServRepAustria1.jpg/93px-DecServRepAustria1.jpg" decoding="async" width="93" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/DecServRepAustria1.jpg/139px-DecServRepAustria1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/DecServRepAustria1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="161" data-file-height="433" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The five higher classes with Breast Star</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 280px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DecServRepAustria2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The seven lower classes of the Decoration"><img alt="The seven lower classes of the Decoration" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/DecServRepAustria2.jpg/82px-DecServRepAustria2.jpg" decoding="async" width="82" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/DecServRepAustria2.jpg/124px-DecServRepAustria2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/DecServRepAustria2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="142" data-file-height="430" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The seven lower classes of the Decoration</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 280px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DecServRepAustria3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Three Medals in Gold, Silver and Bronze"><img alt="Three Medals in Gold, Silver and Bronze" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/DecServRepAustria3.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="131" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="217" data-file-height="114" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Three Medals in Gold, Silver and Bronze</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_recipients">Notable recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decoration_of_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>See also <a href="/wiki/List_of_honours_of_Austria_awarded_to_heads_of_state_and_royalty" title="List of honours of Austria awarded to heads of state and royalty">List of honours of Austria awarded to heads of state and royalty</a></i> </p><p>Below is a list of all Grand Star recipients and other notable recipients, in chronological order with year of award in parentheses:. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grand_Star_recipients">Grand Star recipients</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decoration_of_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Grand Star recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Royal_Houses">Royal Houses</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decoration_of_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Royal Houses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pakubuwono_X" title="Pakubuwono X">Pakubowono X</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surakarta_Sunanate" title="Surakarta Sunanate">Susuhunan of Surakarta</a> from 1893 to 1939 (1926)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hussein_of_Jordan" title="Hussein of Jordan">Hussein bin Talal</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_kings_of_Jordan" title="List of kings of Jordan">King of Jordan</a> from 1952 to 1999 (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haile_Selassie" title="Haile Selassie">Haile Selassie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_Ethiopia" title="Emperor of Ethiopia">Emperor of Ethiopia</a> from 1930 to 1974 (1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi" title="Mohammad Reza Pahlavi">Mohammad Reza Pahlavi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_Iran" class="mw-redirect" title="Emperor of Iran">Emperor of Iran</a> from 1941 to 1979 (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farah_Pahlavi" title="Farah Pahlavi">Empress Farah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Empress_of_Iran" class="mw-redirect" title="Empress of Iran">Empress Consort of Iran</a> from 1959 to 1979 (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_II_of_Belgium" title="Albert II of Belgium">Albert II</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Belgians" class="mw-redirect" title="King of the Belgians">King of the Belgians</a> from 1993 to 2013 now former King (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Paola_of_Belgium" title="Queen Paola of Belgium">Queen Paola of Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_the_Belgians" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen of the Belgians">Queen of the Belgians</a> from 1993 to 2013 now former Queen (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhumibol_Adulyadej" title="Bhumibol Adulyadej">Bhumibol Adulyadej</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_of_Thailand" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Thailand">King of Thailand</a> from 1946 to 2016 (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirikit" title="Sirikit">Sirikit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Thailand" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen of Thailand">Queen of Thailand</a> from 1950 to 2016 (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen of the United Kingdom">Queen of the United Kingdom</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Realm" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth Realm">Commonwealth Realms</a> from 1952 to 2022 (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh" title="Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh">Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh</a> consort of <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> from 1952 to 2021 (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olav_V_of_Norway" class="mw-redirect" title="Olav V of Norway">Olav V</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_of_Norway" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Norway">King of Norway</a> from 1957 to 1991 (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akihito" title="Akihito">Akihito</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan" title="Emperor of Japan">Emperor of Japan</a> from 1989 to 2019 (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empress_Michiko" title="Empress Michiko">Empress Michiko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_empresses" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese empresses">Japanese empress consort</a> from 1989 to 2019 (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qaboos_bin_Said_al_Said" class="mw-redirect" title="Qaboos bin Said al Said">Qaboos bin Said al Said</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sultan_of_Oman" title="Sultan of Oman">Sultan of Oman</a> from 1970 to 2020 (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margrethe_II_of_Denmark" class="mw-redirect" title="Margrethe II of Denmark">Margrethe II of Denmark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Denmark" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen of Denmark">Queen of Denmark</a> from 1972 to 2024, now former Queen (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_XVI_Gustaf_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden">Carl XVI Gustaf</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Sweden">King of Sweden</a> since 1973 (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Silvia_of_Sweden" title="Queen Silvia of Sweden">Queen Silvia of Sweden</a>, Queen of Sweden since 1976 (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azlan_Shah_of_Perak" title="Azlan Shah of Perak">Azlan Shah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sultan_of_Perak" title="Sultan of Perak">Sultan of Perak</a> from 1984 to 2014 and <a href="/wiki/Yang_di-Pertuan_Agong" class="mw-redirect" title="Yang di-Pertuan Agong">Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia</a> from 1989 to 1994</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hassan_II_of_Morocco" title="Hassan II of Morocco">Hassan II</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_of_Morocco" title="King of Morocco">King of Morocco</a> from 1961 to 1999</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harald_V_of_Norway" class="mw-redirect" title="Harald V of Norway">Harald V</a>, King of Norway since 1991</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Sonja_of_Norway" title="Queen Sonja of Norway">Queen Sonja of Norway</a>, Queen of Norway since 1991 (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdullah_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Abdullah II">Abdullah II</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Jordan">King of Jordan</a> since 1999 (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rania_of_Jordan" title="Queen Rania of Jordan">Queen Rania of Jordan</a> since 1999 (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne,_Princess_Royal" title="Anne, Princess Royal">Princess Anne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Princess_Royal" title="Princess Royal">Princess Royal</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hans-Adam_II,_Prince_of_Liechtenstein" title="Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein">Hans-Adam II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Liechtenstein" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince of Liechtenstein">Prince of Liechtenstein</a> since 1989 (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marie,_Princess_of_Liechtenstein" title="Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein">Princess Marie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Princess_of_Liechtenstein" class="mw-redirect" title="Princess of Liechtenstein">Princess consort of Liechtenstein</a> from 1989 to 2021 (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg" title="Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg">Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Duke of Luxembourg">Grand Duke of Luxembourg</a> from 2000 (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Teresa,_Grand_Duchess_of_Luxembourg" title="Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg">Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg</a>, from 2000 (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juan_Carlos_I_of_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Juan Carlos I of Spain">Juan Carlos I</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_of_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Spain">King of Spain</a> from 1975 to 2014 now former King (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Sof%C3%ADa_of_Spain" title="Queen Sofía of Spain">Queen Sofía of Spain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen of Spain">Queen of Spain</a> from 1975 to 2014 now former Queen (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippe_of_Belgium" title="Philippe of Belgium">Philippe of Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Belgians" class="mw-redirect" title="King of the Belgians">King of the Belgians</a> since 2013 (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willem-Alexander_of_the_Netherlands" title="Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands">Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Netherlands" class="mw-redirect" title="King of the Netherlands">King of the Netherlands</a> since 2013 (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_M%C3%A1xima_of_the_Netherlands" title="Queen Máxima of the Netherlands">Queen Máxima of the Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_the_Netherlands" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen of the Netherlands">Queen of the Netherlands</a> since 2013 (2022)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Politicians">Politicians</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decoration_of_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Politicians"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tassos_Papadopoulos" title="Tassos Papadopoulos">Tassos Papadopoulos</a>, Former <a href="/wiki/President_of_Cyprus" title="President of Cyprus">President</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Cyprus" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Cyprus">Republic of Cyprus</a> from 2003 - 2008</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adolf_Sch%C3%A4rf" title="Adolf Schärf">Adolf Schärf</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Austria" title="President of Austria">President of Austria</a> from 1957 to 1965 (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franz_Jonas" title="Franz Jonas">Franz Jonas</a>, President of Austria from 1965 to 1974 (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito" title="Josip Broz Tito">Josip Broz Tito</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Yugoslavia" title="President of Yugoslavia">President of Yugoslavia</a> from 1953 to 1980 (1965)<sup id="cite_ref-Bilo_je_časno_živjeti_s_Titom_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bilo_je_časno_živjeti_s_Titom-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suharto" title="Suharto">Suharto</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Indonesia" title="President of Indonesia">President of Indonesia</a> from 1968 to 1998 (1973)<sup id="cite_ref-Soeharto_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Soeharto-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siti_Hartinah" title="Siti Hartinah">Siti Hartinah</a>, <a href="/wiki/First_Lady_or_Gentleman_of_Indonesia" class="mw-redirect" title="First Lady or Gentleman of Indonesia">First Lady of Indonesia</a> from 1968 to 1996 (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudolf_Kirchschl%C3%A4ger" title="Rudolf Kirchschläger">Rudolf Kirchschläger</a>, President of Austria from 1974 to 1986 (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Waldheim" title="Kurt Waldheim">Kurt Waldheim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Secretary-General of the United Nations">Secretary-General of the United Nations</a> from 1972 to 1981, and President of Austria from 1986 to 1992 (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hans_Brunhart" title="Hans Brunhart">Hans Brunhart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Liechtenstein" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Liechtenstein">Prime Minister of Liechtenstein</a> from 1978 to 1993</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Klestil" title="Thomas Klestil">Thomas Klestil</a>, President of Austria between 1992 and 2004 (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alberto_Fujimori" title="Alberto Fujimori">Alberto Fujimori</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Peru" title="President of Peru">President of Peru</a> from 1990 to 2000 (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emil_Constantinescu" title="Emil Constantinescu">Emil Constantinescu</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Romania" title="President of Romania">President of Romania</a> from 1996 to 2000 (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%81rp%C3%A1d_G%C3%B6ncz" title="Árpád Göncz">Árpád Göncz</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Hungary" title="President of Hungary">President of Hungary</a> from 1990 to 2000 (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konstantinos_Stefanopoulos" class="mw-redirect" title="Konstantinos Stefanopoulos">Konstantinos Stefanopoulos</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Greece" title="President of Greece">President of Greece</a> from 1995 to 2005 (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petar_Stoyanov" title="Petar Stoyanov">Petar Stoyanov</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Bulgaria" title="President of Bulgaria">President of Bulgaria</a> from 1997 to 2002 (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nursultan_Nazarbayev" title="Nursultan Nazarbayev">Nursultan Nazarbayev</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Kazakhstan" title="President of Kazakhstan">President of Kazakhstan</a> from 1990 to 2019 (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stjepan_Mesi%C4%87" title="Stjepan Mesić">Stjepan Mesić</a>, President of Yugoslavia in 1991, and <a href="/wiki/President_of_Croatia" title="President of Croatia">President of Croatia</a> from 2000 to 2010 (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlo_Azeglio_Ciampi" title="Carlo Azeglio Ciampi">Carlo Azeglio Ciampi</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Italy" title="President of Italy">President of Italy</a> from 1999 to 2006 (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jorge_Sampaio" title="Jorge Sampaio">Jorge Sampaio</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Portugal" title="President of Portugal">President of Portugal</a> from 1996 to 2006 (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdelaziz_Bouteflika" title="Abdelaziz Bouteflika">Abdelaziz Bouteflika</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Algeria" title="President of Algeria">President of Algeria</a> from 1999 to 2019 (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heinz_Fischer" title="Heinz Fischer">Heinz Fischer</a>, President of Austria from 2004 to 2016 (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giorgio_Napolitano" title="Giorgio Napolitano">Giorgio Napolitano</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Italy" title="President of Italy">President of Italy</a> from 2006 to 2015 (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacques_Chirac" title="Jacques Chirac">Jacques Chirac</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_France" title="President of France">President of France</a> from 1995 to 2007</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Marcos" title="Ferdinand Marcos">Ferdinand Marcos</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">President of the Philippines</a> from 1965 to 1986</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö">Sauli Niinistö</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Finland" title="President of Finland">President of Finland</a> from 2012 (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Van_der_Bellen" title="Alexander Van der Bellen">Alexander Van der Bellen</a>, President of Austria from 2017 to present (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christiane_Brunner_(Austrian_politician)" title="Christiane Brunner (Austrian politician)">Christiane Brunner (Austrian politician)</a>, member of the <a href="/wiki/Austrian_National_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Austrian National Council">Austrian National Council</a> from 2008 to 2017</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcelo_Rebelo_de_Sousa" title="Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa">Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Portugal" title="President of Portugal">President of Portugal</a> from 2016 (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergio_Mattarella" title="Sergio Mattarella">Sergio Mattarella</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Italy" title="President of Italy">President of Italy</a> from 2015 (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kersti_Kaljulaid" title="Kersti Kaljulaid">Kersti Kaljulaid</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Estonia" title="President of Estonia">President of Estonia</a> from 2016 to 2021 (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moon_Jae-in" title="Moon Jae-in">Moon Jae-in</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">President of South Korea</a> from 2017 to 2022 (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borut_Pahor" title="Borut Pahor">Borut Pahor</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Slovenia" title="President of Slovenia">President of Slovenia</a> from 2012 to 2022 (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milo%C5%A1_Zeman" title="Miloš Zeman">Miloš Zeman</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="President of the Czech Republic">President of the Czech Republic</a> from 2013 to 2023 (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zuzana_%C4%8Caputov%C3%A1" title="Zuzana Čaputová">Zuzana Čaputová</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Slovakia" title="President of Slovakia">President of Slovakia</a> from 2019 (2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberta_Metsola" title="Roberta Metsola">Roberta Metsola</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Parliament" title="President of the European Parliament">President of the European Parliament</a> from 2022 (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-Sobotka_würdigt_Einsatz_von_Metsola_für_Vertiefung_der_Zusammenarbeit_mit_dem_Europäischen_Parlament_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sobotka_würdigt_Einsatz_von_Metsola_für_Vertiefung_der_Zusammenarbeit_mit_dem_Europäischen_Parlament-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_select_recipients">Other select recipients</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decoration_of_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other select recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ruslan_Abdulgani" title="Ruslan Abdulgani">Ruslan Abdulgani</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash, 1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dimitri_Shostakovich" class="mw-redirect" title="Dimitri Shostakovich">Dimitri Shostakovich</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver, 1967)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Fein" title="Robert Fein">Robert Fein</a> (1907–1975), Austrian Olympic champion weightlifter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willy_Brandt" title="Willy Brandt">Willy Brandt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Germany" title="Chancellor of Germany">Chancellor of Germany</a> from 1969 to 1974 (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash, 1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Freud" title="Anna Freud">Anna Freud</a> (1975)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilde_Hawlicek" title="Hilde Hawlicek">Hilde Hawlicek</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash, 1980)<sup id="cite_ref-recipients_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recipients-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Verdro%C3%9F-Dro%C3%9Fberg" class="mw-redirect" title="Alfred Verdroß-Droßberg">Alfred Verdroß-Droßberg</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star for services to the Republic of Austria, 1980)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolf_In_der_Maur" title="Wolf In der Maur">Wolf In der Maur</a> (Grand Decoration of Merit in Gold, 1985)<sup id="cite_ref-recipients_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recipients-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudharmono" title="Sudharmono">Sudharmono</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginandjar_Kartasasmita" title="Ginandjar Kartasasmita">Ginandjar Kartasasmita</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star, 1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feisal_Tanjung" title="Feisal Tanjung">Feisal Tanjung</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold, 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoichiro_Toyoda" title="Shoichiro Toyoda">Shoichiro Toyoda</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star, 1999)<sup id="cite_ref-honorary_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-honorary-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_M._Bell" title="Randolph M. Bell">Randolph M. Bell</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver, 2004)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeanette_Schmid" title="Jeanette Schmid">Jeanette Schmid</a> (Decoration of Merit in Gold, 2004)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Eizenstat" class="mw-redirect" title="Stuart Eizenstat">Stuart Eizenstat</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star, 2005)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andreas_Maislinger" title="Andreas Maislinger">Andreas Maislinger</a> (Decoration of Honour in Silver, 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Wiesenthal" title="Simon Wiesenthal">Simon Wiesenthal</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria, 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kofi_Annan" title="Kofi Annan">Kofi Annan</a>, Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006 (Grand Decoration in Gold with Sash, 2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerhard_R%C3%BChm" title="Gerhard Rühm">Gerhard Rühm</a>, author, composer, and artist (Decoration of Honour in Gold, 2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atta-ur-Rahman_(chemist)" title="Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist)">Atta-ur-Rahman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistani" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistani">Pakistani</a> <a href="/wiki/Organic_chemistry" title="Organic chemistry">Organic chemist</a> (Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria, 2008)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ertu%C4%9Frul_G%C3%BCnay" title="Ertuğrul Günay">Ertuğrul Günay</a>, Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey (Grand Decoration in Gold with Sash, 2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Hassan_bin_Talal" title="Prince Hassan bin Talal">Prince Hassan bin Talal</a>, (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash, 2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christoph_Sch%C3%B6nborn" title="Christoph Schönborn">Christoph Schönborn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Church">Roman Catholic</a> <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_(Catholicism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardinal (Catholicism)">Cardinal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Archbishop_of_Vienna" title="Archbishop of Vienna">Archbishop of Vienna</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash, 2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miep_Gies" title="Miep Gies">Miep Gies</a> (2009)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hans_Dobida" title="Hans Dobida">Hans Dobida</a>, inductee into the <a href="/wiki/IIHF_Hall_of_Fame" title="IIHF Hall of Fame">IIHF Hall of Fame</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alois_Mock" title="Alois Mock">Alois Mock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vice-Chancellor_of_Austria" title="Vice-Chancellor of Austria">Vice-Chancellor of Austria</a> from 1987 to 1989 (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Schwimmer" title="Walter Schwimmer">Walter Schwimmer</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star)<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Wodak" title="Ruth Wodak">Ruth Wodak</a> (Decoration of Honour in Silver, 2011)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elisabeth_Bleyleben-Koren" title="Elisabeth Bleyleben-Koren">Elisabeth Bleyleben-Koren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joannis_Avramidis" title="Joannis Avramidis">Joannis Avramidis</a>, painter and sculptor (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria, 2012)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleonore_Sch%C3%B6nborn" title="Eleonore Schönborn">Eleonore Schönborn</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viatcheslav_Moshe_Kantor" class="mw-redirect" title="Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor">Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria, 2021) <sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Steiner" title="Henry Steiner">Henry Steiner</a>, graphic designer (Decoration of Honour in Gold, 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emil_Salim" title="Emil Salim">Emil Salim</a>, (Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samir_Mane" title="Samir Mane">Samir Mane</a>, Albanian Entrepreneur and Philanthropist (Grand Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria, 2019)<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avni_Ponari&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Avni Ponari (page does not exist)">Avni Ponari</a>, Albanian Entrepreneur (Grand Decoration of Honour, 2019) <sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gustav_Mak_Ka_Lok&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gustav Mak Ka Lok (page does not exist)">Gustav Mak Ka Lok</a>, composer and conductor (Decoration of Honour in Gold for services to the Republic of Austria, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Karplus" title="Martin Karplus">Martin Karplus</a> (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash, 2024)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decoration_of_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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Bundespraesident.at<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 January</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bundespraesident.at%3A+Decorations+of+Honour&rft.pub=Bundespraesident.at&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bundespraesident.at%2Fehrenzeichen%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADecoration+of+Honour+for+Services+to+the+Republic+of+Austria" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-aaa-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-aaa_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-aaa_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090216055404/http://hofburg.at/show_content.php?sid=48&s2id=0&language=en">"Hofburg.at - der Österreichische Bundespräsident / The Austrian Federal President"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hofburg.at/show_content.php?sid=48&s2id=0&language=en">the original</a> on 16 February 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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