Order of Precedence in Wearing Imperial Austrian Orders and Medals

Every nation has an order of precedence in the status and wearing order of orders, medals and decoration. There are many reasons for these orders: seniority of age, superior prestiege, political status of certain rulers or places and many more. The final Austrain list of 1918, reproduced below, lists 86 items authorized for wearing.

1 Order of the Golden Fleece
2 Grand Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order
3 Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian St. Stephen Order
4 Military Service Cross I. Class
5 Grand Cross of the Leopold Order
6 Leopold Order I. Class
7 Order of the Iron Crown I. Class
8 Grand Cross of the Franz Joseph Order
9 Commanders Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order
10 Commanders Cross of the St. Stephen Order
11 Military Service Cross II. Class
12 Commanders Cross of the Leopold Order
13 Order of the Iron Crown II. Class
14 Commanders Cross of the Franz Joseph Order
15 Knights Cross (Small Cross) of the Military Maria Theresa Order
16 All "Klein-Dekorationen" (Small decorations of high orders)
17 Franz Joseph Cross I. Class
18 Knights Cross of the St. Stephen Order
19 Knights Cross of the Leopold Order
20 Service Star of the Red Cross
21 Officers Cross of the Franz Joseph Order
22 Order of the Iron Crown III. Class
23 Knights Cross of the Franz Joseph Order
24 Golden Bravery Medal for Officers
25 Silver Bravery Medal for Officers
26 Military Service Cross III. Class
27 Service Medal of the Red Cross I. Class
28 Clerical Service Cross I. Class
29 Honor Medals of the Elizabeth-Theresa Institute
30 Rememberance Medal for Archduke Albrecht
31 Honor Medals for Art and Science
32 Ecclesiastical Service Cross II Class
33 Large Military Service Medal
34 Silver Military Service Medal
35 Bronze Military Service Medal
36 Golden Bravery Medal
37 Golden Service Cross with Crown
38 War Cross for Civil Service I Class
39 Franz Joseph Corss II Class
40 Officer's Service Cross for the Red Cross
41 Golden service Cross
42 Silver Bravery Medal I Class
43 Silver Bravery Medal II Class
45 Elizabeth Medal
46 Silver Service Cross with Crown
47 Silver Service Cross
48 Iron Service Cross with Crown
49 Iron Service Cross
50 War Medal of 1873
51 War Cross for Civil Service II Class
52 Rememberance Medal of 1864
53 Tyrol Medal of 1848
54 Tyrol Medal of 1866
55 Emperor Karl Soldier's Cross
56 War Cross for Civil Service III Class
57 Military Long Service Cross I Class for Officers
58 Award for 40 Years Service
59 Miliary Long Service Cross II Class for Officers
60 Military Service Cross III Class for Officers
61 Franz Joseph Corss III Class
62 Honor Award of the Red Cross II Class
63 Honor Award I Class for Enlisted Men
64 Service Cross II Class For Enlisted Men
65 Military Service Cross III Class for Enlisted Men
66 Landsturm Medal of 1908
67 War Cross for Civil Service IV Class
68 Silver Honor Medal of the Red Crosss
69 1898 Jubilee Medal for Officials
70 1898 Jubilee Medal for the Army
71 1898 Jubilee Medal for Civil Service
72 1908 Jubilee Cross
73 Emperor Franz Joseph Rememberance
74 Bosnia-Herzegovina Service Medal
75 Mobilization Service Cross of 1912-13
76 Sea Voyage Medal
77 Wound Medal
78 Bronze Honor Medal of the Red Cross
79 Rettungs and Fireman's Medal
80 Knights of the Sovereign Maltese Order
81 Knights of the German Knights Order
82 Service Medal of the Knights of the Golden Spur
83 Marianer Neck Cross of the German Knights Order
84 Donat Knight Cross of the Sovereign Maltese Order
85 Marianer Cross of the German Knights Order
86 Tyrol Matrikel Medal