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Military Merit Decoration
Cross of the decoration
TypeMilitary decoration
Presented byMilitary Merit Decoration Austria
EligibilityMembers of the Austrian Military
StatusCurrently Awarded
Established13 November 1989[1]
Precedence
Next (higher)Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria[2]
Next (lower)Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st Class[2]

The Austrian Military Merit Decoration (German: Militärverdienstzeichen) was established 13 November 1989 to honor the Military of Austria.[3] The badge is a silver-gilt breast star which is worn on the left chest. The cross is 60 mm wide and high and in white enamel, with a red border. In the center is a gold medallion with the Austrian eagle. The cross has no inscription on the obverse, but on the reverse is inscribed Verdienst (Military Merit). Between the arms of the cross are gold crossed swords.[4]

  1. ^ Robertson, Megan (3 March 2008). "Republic of Austria: Decoration for Military Merit". Medals of the World. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Bundespräsident.at : Decorations of Honour". Bundespraesident.at. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. ^ Verordnung des BM für Landesverteidigung (in German) (551). 13 November 1989. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Militärverdienstzeichen" (in German). Land Steiermark. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2011-06-19.

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