Mine Rescue Decoration
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TypeMedal
Awarded forCourage during mine rescue operations, or meritorious service to a mine rescue service
Presented by
Austria
AustriaStatusActive
| Mine Rescue Decoration | |
|---|---|
| Type | Medal |
| Awarded for | Courage during mine rescue operations, or meritorious service to a mine rescue service |
| Presented by | Austria |
| Status | Active |
| Established | February 24, 1954 |
 Ribbon bar of the award | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Federal Honor Decoration (Bundes-Ehrenzeichen)[1] |
| Next (lower) | Military Recognition Medal (Militär-Anerkennungs-medaille)[1] |
The Mine Rescue Decoration (German: Grubenwehrehrenzeichen) is a state award of the Republic of Austria, established on February 24, 1954 by the National Council.[2] The award is presented by the Federal Ministry of Trade and Reconstruction, currently known as the Ministry of Digital and Economic Affairs, to both members and non-members of the mine rescue services.[3]
The Mine Rescue Decoration can be awarded for the following reasons:[3]
- to members of a mine rescue service who made a special contribution to a rescue operation resulting in loss of their life.
- to members of a mine rescue service who have provided satisfactory service for a period of at least 15 years.
- to former members of a mine rescue service who were unable to complete 15 years of satisfactory service due to work-related illness or injury.
- to any individual who, while under supervision of the mountain authorities, rescues or assists in rescuing an individual at the cost of, or at great risk to, their own life.
- to any individual who has made a special contribution to the mine rescue services.
Wear of the Mine Rescue Decoration is protected under Austrian federal law, and the unauthorised wear of any component of the award by a non-awardee is punishable with a fine, which was originally set at 300 schillings.
