| Military Merit Decoration | |
|---|---|
 Cross of the decoration | |
Awarded by  Austria | |
| Type | Military decoration |
| Eligibility | Members of the Austrian Military |
| Status | Currently Awarded |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 13 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 language: 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]
References[]
- ↑ Robertson, Megan (3 March 2008). "Republic of Austria: Decoration for Military Merit". Medals of the World. http://medals.org.uk/austria/austria-republic/austria-republic-015.htm. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bundespräsident.at : Decorations of Honour". Bundespraesident.at. http://www.bundespraesident.at/index.php?id=193&no_cache=0&L=1. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in German). 13 November 1989. - ↑ "Militärverdienstzeichen" (in German). Land Steiermark. 2011. http://www.verwaltung.steiermark.at/cms/ziel/3482102/DE/. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
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