Updated: 20 November, 2007

Hungary

• Medals of Austria-Hungary Mirko Plavsic

• Hungarian Awards Marcus Wendel

• Orders, Decorations and Medals of Hungary Megan C. Robertson

• Hungarian Orders and Medals David Danner

• Medals of Austria Hungary Micheal Shackelford

• Austro-Hungarian Army - Orders and Decorations A series of links to detailing many aspects of the awards and decorations awarded to members of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces during the period 1848-1918. Glenn Jewison and Jorg C. Steiner

• The Order of the Hungarian Holly Crown Site slows to access János Szentváry-Lukács

• The Order of the Hungarian Holly Crown Site slows to access János Szentváry-Lukács

• Ribbons of Hungary Site slows to access János Szentváry-Lukács

• Medals of Bravery Site slows to access János Szentváry-Lukács

• Order of Merit (Regulations) - Official site, in Hungarian

• Austro-Hungarian Army - Orders and Decorations On this page will be found links to various further pages discussing and detailing many aspects of the awards and decorations awarded to members of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces during the period 1848-1918

• Hungary Hungarian Vitéz Order This website gives an overview of the history of the Hungarian Vitéz Order (in Hungarian: Vitézi Rend, in English: Knighthood of the Heroes) from its institution in 1920 to its formal ending in 1945. This website aims to give a correct and complete history of the order in the given period and is not linked to the current order(s) and does not express any political views. It was made to share information around this interesting historical Hungarian order. Erik Naberhuis

• Iron Crown Order of the Austro Hungarian Empire This website is dedicated to the history of the Iron Crown Order of the Austro Hungarian Empire. Erik Naberhuis

• Hungarian WW2 Medals Hendrik's Medal Corner

• WWI Austo-Hungary Medals The Aerodrome

• Medals of Hungary - Communist Era - Excellent Images Czar91

• Medals of Hungary Communist Era - Excellent Images rustyknight

• Presidential Gold Medal of Merit Awarded Sep 00

• Ribbons of Hungary Lukasz Gaszewski

• Medal Celebrating Hungary's entry in NATO 1999 Image courtesy Ed Emmering

   

• WW2 Hungarian Awards Excellent articles on the awards of WW2 German Axis countries by Rene Chavez.

   
• Orders, Decorations, and Medals of Hungary Antiques A to Z

• Webber Receives Prestigious Honour from Hungary's Prime Minister British composer Lord Lloyd Webber has been awarded the prestigious Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit honour from Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, for uniting the country with the rest of the world through the power of music. contactmusic.com 31 May 05

• Domingo Receives Hungarian Medal Tenor Plácido Domingo received the Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. The honor is the highest presented by Hungary to non-heads of state. It recognizes Domingo's history of performing with the Hungarian State Opera and his love for Hungarian music, according to a statement from the Hungarian embassy. playbillarts.com 8 Oct 05

• Hungarina Honours for Presidents FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and UEFA President Lennart Johansson (Picutred left) have been presented with the Hungarain Republic Intermediate Order of Merit. uefa.com 21 Mar 06

• Hungary Honors Syrian Journalist with Medal of Merit Syrian journalist Dr. Abdul Men'im Qaddoura received the Hungarian Medal of Merit for his role in issuing magazine of al-Danoub al-Azraq ( Blue Danube) as the first Arab regular print on Arab-Hungarian economic and cultural life. sana.org 5 Apr 06

• Ministerial medal for Bernie Ecclestone Bernie Ecclestone was the guest of honour at a special presentation in Hungary, as organisers celebrated his role in first bringing Formula One racing to the country 20 years ago. Since the inaugural 1986 Grand Prix, when Hungary was still an eastern-bloc state, the Budapest race has been a permanent feature on the Formula One calendar. In recognition of the event’s 20th anniversary, organisers gifted Ecclestone a specially commissioned coffee set, created by world-famous Hungarian porcelain company, Herend. The same company has also made this weekend’s winners’ trophies. On top of that Ecclestone received a special medal from the Hungarian Minister for Tourism and Sport, thanking him for the contribution that he and Formula One racing has made to the country. formula1.com 6 Aug 06

• President honours Hungarian-born space tourist President Laszlo Solyom has awarded a high state honour to Hungarian-born U.S. space tourist Charles Simonyi in recognition of his merits in enhancing the international reputation of Hungary and Hungarians.The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was granted to the 58-year-old software engineer, who made a two-week trip to outer space earlier this month, on the prime minister's initiative. Presenting the honour in Budapest on Monday, Solyom noted some crucial stages of Simonyi's career, including winning a Hungarian children's competition in space research and developing Microsoft Word and Excel programmes in the United States. The president thanked Simonyi for speaking Hungarian during his trip to space aboard a Russian Soyus and founding a scholarship for Hungarian scientists. Simonyi said he was deeply touched by the honour and the fact that Hungarians had been following his career and space trip so closely. The businessman gave a Hungarian tricolour, which was stamped on board the space station, as a present to Solyom. Charles Simonyi was the fifth tourist and the second Hungarian to have blast off into space. His only Hungarian predecessor, Bertalan Farkas, made a space trip in 1980 as part of the Soviet-sponsored Intercosmos programme. english. mti.hu 3 May 07