Orders, decorations, and medals of Hungary

The following is a list of medals, awards and decorations in use in Hungary. The state awards may be awarded only by the President of Hungary.

Currently recognized state awards subject to order of precedence

Award	Grand Cross	Commander's Cross	Knight's Cross	Description	Established in
Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Order Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary				Hungary's highest decoration awarded to both civilians and the military for their merits.	1764–1918, 1938–1946, reinstated in 2011

Award	Grand Cross with Chain	Grand Cross	Commander's Cross with Star	Commander's Cross	Officer's Cross	Knight's Cross	Description	Established in
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary							Awarded to civilians for their merits.	1991
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary							Awarded to the military for their merits.	1991

Award	Gold Cross	Silver Cross	Bronze Cross	Description	Established in
Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary				Awarded to civilians for their merits.	1991
Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary				Awarded to the military for their merits.	1991

Presidential awards

Award	For living person	Posthumous	Description	Established in
Remembrance Medal of 1956			For those who were involved in the 1956 Revolution.	1991

See also

• History of Hungary
• List of military decorations

External links

• State Decorations , Office of the President of the Republic of Hungary
• Hungary: Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic (Civilian), Medals of the World
• 1991 XXXI law enacting the order and cross of merit
• 2011 CCII law (on the use of Hungary's coat of arms and flag, as well as awards) from njt.hu