Eagle of Romania

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

The Honorific Sign "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.

According to the Law no. 29/2000, the honorific sign "The Eagle of Romania" is assimilated to the National Order of 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),. As all of the other insignia, this order was disbanded after 1947, when King Mihai I was forced to abdicate, and the People's 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.

References

Orders, decorations, and medals of Romania

National
decorations^[a]

Orders	Order of the Star of Romania National Order of Faithful Service National Order of 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)