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The peacetime military insignia added: two crossed swords (tip up) between the sign and the link if awarded to military personnel in peacetime
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The
National Order of merit recognizes important civil or military services rendered to Romania. Qualifying important services may include:
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Commemorative Medal "150 Years from the birth of Mihai
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Deeds committed on the battlefield or during military conflicts
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Order of
Victory of the Romanian Revolution of December 1989
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The Grand Cross's ribbon bar of the Order (military version)
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Accomplishments in the fields of science, art, or culture
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Silver with two Black stripes on either side. (Civilian);
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For Merit
National Order recipients (Decretul 488/2013)
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Commemorative Cross of the Second World War, 1941-1945
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Special services rendered in the interests of
Romania.
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Commemorative Cross of the Anti-communist
Resistance
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Grand Cross of the OrderKnight's Medal of the Order
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335:Wartime Knight's Cross of the Order
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1098:Order of Aeronautical Virtue
1078:Order of the Star of Romania
898:Order of Aeronautical Virtue
775:Order of the Star of Romania
544:Stoica, Ionel (1 May 2017).
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903:Order of Matitime Virtue
893:Order of Military Virtue
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159:National Medal for Merit
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987:Educational Merit Order
785:National Order of Merit
181:National Order of Merit
19:National Order of Merit
1024:Diplomatic Merit Medal
977:Diplomatic Merit Order
939:Valour and Faith Medal
429:Prince Radu of Romania
389:Franz, Duke of Bavaria
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1018:Cultural Merit Medal
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971:Cultural Merit Order
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1039:Medical Merit Medal
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992:Medical Merit Order
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80:(2) military units;
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