Order of Honour (Lower Austria)

The Decoration of Honor for Services to the State of Lower Austria (Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Bundesland Niederösterreich) is, after the Ring of Honor of the State of Lower Austria, the most significant honor currently awarded by the State of Lower Austria. The award of the decoration is the responsibility of the Lower Austrian provincial government; a certificate of award is to be issued by the Governor, on behalf of the provincial government. The respective decoration is presented at a formal ceremony (usually) by the Governor. The basis for awarding the decoration is the “State Law on the Decoration of Honor for Services to the State of Lower Austria” of 1974, LGBl. 0520-0.