Eagle of Romania

Semnul Onorific "Vulturul României"
The Grand Cross sign
Awarded by The King of the Romanians (1933 - 1947) The President of Romania (since 2004)
Country	Romania
Type	Multiple grade civilian honorific sign for parliamentarians
Eligibility	Romanian Senators and Deputies
Statistics
Established	1933 2004
Last awarded	disbanded in 1947
Precedence
Equivalent	Order of Faithful Service

The Honorific Sign "The Eagle of Romania" (Semnul onorific "Vulturul României") is a special decoration, part of the National Decorations System, awarded to Romanian Parliamentarians, members of the Senate or of the Chamber of Deputies. It also can be awarded to foreign parliamentarians for its special contribution in the development of parliamentarian relations with Romania.^[1][2]

According to the Law no. 29/2000, the honorific sign "The Eagle of Romania" is assimilated to the Order of the Faithful Service, at equal ranks.

The 1933 model, Commodore rank second class

The award was created by Royal Decree during the reign of King Carol II to reward parliamentarians (D.R. nr. 2306/1933),.^[3] As all of the other insignia, this order was disbanded after 1947, when King Mihai I was forced to abdicate, and the Peoples' Republic was established.

After the fall of communism, this decoration was first mentioned in the Law no. 29/2000, Establishing the National Decoration System. It was re-established by the Law no. 221/2004.

This decoration was not and could not be awarded until 2011, due to technical reasons.^[4]

References

1. ↑ (Romanian) Law no. 221/2004
2. ↑ (Romanian) Parliament Decision no. 13/2006
3. ↑ (Romanian) History of the Romanian awards and decorations at the Awards Chancellery
4. ↑ (Romanian) Adevǎrul newspaper, 6 February 2008

Romanian National Decorations System
National decorations[a]	Orders Order of the Star of Romania Order of Faithful Service Order For Merit Crosses Cross of Faithful Service Medals Medal of Faithful Service Medal for Merit
Commemorative decorations	Order of Victory of the Romanian Revolution of December 1989 Commemorative Cross of the Second World War, 1941-1945 Commemorative Cross of the Anti-communist Resistance Commemorative Medal "150 Years from the birth of Mihai Eminescu"
Peacetime military decorations	Orders Order of Military Virtue Order of Aeronautical Virtue Order of Matitime Virtue Order of Valour and Faith Medals Military Virtue Medal Aeronautical Virtue Medal Maritime Virtue Medal Valour and Faith Medal
Civil decorations	Orders Agricultural Merit Order Cultural Merit Order (categories A to I)[b] Diplomatic Merit Order Industrial and Commercial Merit Order Educational Merit Order Medical Merit Order Athletic Merit Order Medals Agricultural Merit Medal Cultural Merit Medal (categories A to I)[b] Diplomatic Merit Medal Industrial and Commercial Merit Medal Educational Merit Medal Medical Merit Medal Athletic Merit Medal
Wartime military decorations[c]	Orders Order of Michael the Brave Order of the Star of Romania Order of Faithful Service Order For Merit Order of Military Virtue Order of Aeronautical Virtue Order of Maritime Virtue Order of Valour and Faith Medical Merit Order Crosses Cross of Faithful Service Medals Medal of Faithful Service Medal For Merit Military Virtue Medal Medal of Aeronautical Virtue Medal of Maritime Virtue Medal of Valour and Faith Medical Merit Medal
Honorific signs	Eagle of Romania Reward for the Work in the Public Service In the Service of the Country (officers) In the Service of the Country (warrant officers)
^ The peacetime military insignia added: two crossed swords (tip up) between the sign and the link if awarded to military personnel in peacetime ^ The categories are equal in ranking, and differentiate only the cultural field (A - literature; B - music; C - fine arts; D - performing arts; E - national cultural heritage; F - promotion of culture; H - religious cults; G - scientific research; I - architecture) ; ^ The war insignia added: two crossed swords (tip up) behind the sign (except for Order of Michael the Brave, an order exclusevely for military personnel with exception conduct in wartime or warzones)