Medal for Bravery (Austria-Hungary)

Medal for Bravery
Tapferkeitsmedaille
Golden Medal for Bravery, 1866 to 1917 version
Awarded forBravery in combat
Description
  • Gold Bravery Medal
  • Silver Bravery Medal (1st Class)
  • Silver Bravery Medal (2nd Class)
  • Bronze Bravery Medal
Country Austria-Hungary
StatusNo longer awarded after the fall of Austria-Hungary
Established19 July 1789
Final award1918
Ribbon bar of the medal
Precedence
Next (higher)Decoration of the Elizabeth-Theresian Military Foundation
Next (lower)Iron Cross of Merit

The Medal for Bravery (German: Tapferkeitsmedaille) (Hungarian: Vitézségi Érem) was a military decoration of Austria-Hungary established in 1789 and awarded for bravery in battle until the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918.

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