Hungarian Order of Military Merit, III Class

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  • Hungarian Order of Military Merit, III Class Obverse

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      Hungary
    • date of institution
      March 2, 1849

    History


    This is an Honorific Order founded by the Hungarian Committee of National Defence, it is also known as the Military Order of Merit of the Hungarian War of Independence 1848-1849, and the Military Order of the Crown of Hungary.

    It was considered Hungary's highest decoration until the country was untied with Austria in 1867 under Franz Joseph I.

    The Order was conferred to all military personnel, regardless of r ...  ank, for wartime merit, and to replace temporary wartime awards.

    The II and III Class feature a silver laurel wreath on a red ribbon.

    The III Class awards have several possible wreath styles, including Bem wreath, Klapka wreath, Kossuth wreath, Geogei wreath, and Perczel wreath.

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