Orders and Medals of the Romanian People's Republic and the Socialist Republic of Romania

Orders and Medals of the Romanian People's Republic, 1947-1965
Orders and Medals of the Socialist Republic of Romania, 1965-1989

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Order of the Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania - 1st Class Sash (Ordinul "Steaua Republicii Socialiste România") (1966) Order of Tudor Vladimirescu - 1st Class Sash (Ordinul "Tudor Vladimirescu") (1966)			Order of the Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania - 2nd Class Cravat Dec. (Ordinul "Steaua Republicii Socialiste România") (1966) Order of Tudor Vladimirescu - 2nd Class Cravat Dec. (Ordinul "Tudor Vladimirescu") (1966)
	Hero of Socialist Labor (Titlul de "Erou al Muncii Socialiste") (1951)	Hero of the New Agrarian Revolution (Titlul de "Erou al Noii Revoluţii Agrare") (1986)	Order of the Victory of Socialism (Ordinul "Victoria Socialismului") (1971)
1st Class	2nd Class	3rd Class	4th Class	5th Class
Order of the Star of the Romanian People's Republic (Ordinul "Steaua Republicii Populare Romîne") (1948-66) Order of the Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania (Ordinul "Steaua Republicii Socialiste România") (1966)
1st Class	2th Class	3rd Class	4th Class	5th Class
Order of 23rd August (Ordinul "23 August") (1959)
1st Class	2nd Class	3rd Class	4th Class	5th Class
Order of Tudor Vladimirescu (Ordinul "Tudor Vladimirescu") (1966)
Order of Defense of the Country - 1st Class (Ordinul "Apărarea Patriei") (1949)	Order of Defense of the Country - 2nd Class (Ordinul "Apărarea Patriei") (1949)	Order of Defense of the Country - 3rd Class (Ordinul "Apărarea Patriei") (1949)	Order for Distinguished Services in Defense of the Social Order and the Country - 1st Class (Ordinul "Pentru servicii deosebite aduse în apărarea orânduirii sociale şi de stat") (1958-68)	Order for Distinguished Services in Defense of the Social Order and the Country - 2nd Class (Ordinul "Pentru servicii deosebite aduse în apărarea orânduirii sociale şi de stat") (1958-68)
Order for Distinguished Services in Defense of the Social Order and the Country - 3rd Class (Ordinul "Pentru servicii deosebite aduse în apărarea orânduirii sociale şi de stat") (1958-68)	Order for Distinguished Services in Defense of the Social Order and the Country - 1st Class (Ordinul "Pentru servicii deosebite aduse în apărarea orânduirii sociale şi de stat") (1968)	Order for Distinguished Services in Defense of the Social Order and the Country - 2nd Class (Ordinul "Pentru servicii deosebite aduse în apărarea orânduirii sociale şi de stat") (1968)	Order for Distinguished Services in Defense of the Social Order and the Country - 3rd Class (Ordinul "Pentru servicii deosebite aduse în apărarea orânduirii sociale şi de stat") (1968)	Order of Labor - 1st Class (Ordinul Muncii) (1948)
Order of Labor - 2nd Class (Ordinul Muncii) (1948)	Order of Labor - 3rd Class (Ordinul Muncii) (1948)	Order of Agricultural Merit - 1st Class (Ordinul "Meritul Agricol") (1974)	Order of Agricultural Merit - 2nd Class (Ordinul "Meritul Agricol") (1974)	Order of Agricultural Merit - 3rd Class (Ordinul "Meritul Agricol") (1974)
Order of Agricultural Merit - 4th Class (Ordinul "Meritul Agricol") (1974)	Order of Agricultural Merit - 5th Class (Ordinul "Meritul Agricol") (1974)	Order of Scientific Merit - 1st Class (Ordinul "Meritul Ştiinţific") (1966)	Order of Scientific Merit - 2nd Class (Ordinul "Meritul Ştiinţific") (1966)	Order of Scientific Merit - 3rd Class (Ordinul "Meritul Ştiinţific") (1966)
Order of Cultural Merit - 1st Class (Ordinul "Meritul Cultural") (1966)	Order of Cultural Merit - 2nd Class (Ordinul "Meritul Cultural") (1966)	Order of Cultural Merit - 3rd Class (Ordinul "Meritul Cultural") (1966)	Order of Cultural Merit - 4th Class (Ordinul "Meritul Cultural") (1966)	Order of Cultural Merit - 5th Class (Ordinul "Meritul Cultural") (1966)
Order of Military Merit - 1st Class (25 yrs. svc) (Ordinul "Meritul Militar") (1954)	Order of Military Merit - 2nd Class (20 yrs. svc) (Ordinul "Meritul Militar") (1954)	Order of Military Merit - 3rd Class (15 yrs. svc) (Ordinul "Meritul Militar") (1954)	Order for Service to Socialist Country - 1st Class (Ordinul "În serviciul patriei socialiste") (1963)	Order for Service to Socialist Country - 2nd Class (Ordinul "În serviciul patriei socialiste") (1963)
Order for Service to Socialist Country - 3rd Class (Ordinul "În serviciul patriei socialiste") (1963)	Order of Sanitary Merit - 1st Class (Ordinul "Meritul Sanitar") (1969)	Order of Sanitary Merit - 2nd Class (Ordinul "Meritul Sanitar") (1969)	Order of Sanitary Merit - 3rd Class (Ordinul "Meritul Sanitar") (1969)	Order of Sports Merit - 1st Class (Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv") (1966)
Order of Sports Merit - 2nd Class (Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv") (1966)	Order of Sports Merit - 3rd Class (Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv") (1966)	"40th Anniversary of Foundation of the Romanian Communist Party" Jubilee Medal (Medalia jubilară "40 de ani de la înfiinţarea Partidului Comunist Român") (1961)	"50th Anniversary of the Romanian Communist Pary" Medal (Medalia "A 50-a aniversare a Partidului Comunist Român") (1971)	"Liberation from the Fascist Yoke" Medal (Medalia "Eliberarea de sub jugul fascist") (1949)
"20th Anniversary of the Libaration of the Country" Medal (Medalia "A XX-a aniversare a eliberării patriei") (1964)	"25th Anniversary of the Libaration of the Country" Medal (Medalia "A XXV-a aniversare a eliberării patriei") (1969)	"30th Anniversary of the Libaration of the Country from Fascist Domination" Medal (Medalia "30 de ani de la eliberarea României de sub dominaţia fascistă") (1974)	Medal in Commemoration of the Collectivization of Agriculture (Medalia "În cinstea încheieri colectivizării agriculturii") (1962)	Soldier's Bravery Medal - 1st Class (Medalia "Virtutea Ostăşească") (1959)
Soldier's Bravery Medal - 2nd Class (Medalia "Virtutea Ostăşească") (1959)	Soldier's Bravery Medal - Class (Medalia "Virtutea Ostăşească") (1959)	"25th Anniversary of Heroic Struggle of Railroad and Oil Workers" Medal (Medalia "A 25-a aniversare a eroicelor lupte ale ceferiştilor şi petroliştilor") (1957)	"50th Anniversary of Peasants's Rising of 1907" (Medalia "50 de ani de la Răscoala ţăranilor din 1907") (1957)	Medal of Labor (Medalia Muncii) (1949)
Medal for Distinguished Services in Defense of the Social Order and the Country (Medalia "Pentru servicii deosebite aduse în apărarea orânduirii sociale şi de stat") (1953-68)	Medal for Distinguished Services in Defense of the Social Order and the Country (Medalia "Pentru servicii deosebite aduse în apărarea orânduirii sociale şi de stat") (1968)	Medal of Tudor Vladimirescu - Silver (Medalia "Tudor Vladimirescu") (1966)	Medal of Tudor Vladimirescu - Bronze (Medalia "Tudor Vladimirescu") (1966)	Medal of Agricultural Merit (Medalia "Meritul Agricol") (1974)
Medal of Scientific Merit (Medalia "Meritul Ştiinţific") (1966)	Medal of Cultural Merit - 1st Class (Medalia "Meritul Cultural") (1966)	Medal of Cultural Merit - 2nd Class (Medalia "Meritul Cultural") (1966)	Medal of Military Merit - Gold (10 yrs. svc) (Medalia "Meritul Militar") (1954)	Medal of Military Merit - Silver (5 yrs. svc) (Medalia "Meritul Militar") (1954)
Medal for Service to Socialist Country - Gold (Medalia "În serviciul patriei socialiste") (1963)	Medal for Service to Socialist Country - Silver (Medalia "În serviciul patriei socialiste") (1963)	Medal of Sanitary Merit (Medalia "Meritul Sanitar") (1969)	Medal of Sports Merit - 1st Class (Medalia "Meritul Sportiv") (1966)	Medal of Sports Merit - 2nd Class (Medalia "Meritul Sportiv") (1966)
"Defense of the Country" Medal (Medalia "De strajă Patriei") (1957)	"5th Anniversary of proclamation of the Romanian People's Republic" Medal (Medalia "A 5-a aniversare a Proclamării Republicii Populare Române") (1952)	"25th Anniversary of proclamation of the Republic" Medal (Medalia "25 de ani de la proclamarea Republicii") (1972)	"40th Anniversary of proclamation of the Republic" Medal (Medalia "40 de ani de la proclamarea Republicii") (1984)	"10 Years Since Foundation of First Units of the Romanian People's Army" Medal (Medalia "10 ani de la înfiinţarea primelor unităţi ale Armatei Populare Romîne") (1953)
"20th Anniversary of the Romanian Armed Forces" Medal (Medalia "A XX-a aniversare a zilei Forţelor Armate ale Republicii Socialiste România) (1964)	"30th Anniversary of the Romanian Armed Forces" Medal (Medalia "A XXX-a aniversare a Zilei Armatei Republicii Socialiste România") (1974)	Commemorative Medal of the Danube-Black Sea Canal (Medalia comemorativă "Canalul Dunăre-Marea Neagră") (1984)	"25th Anniversary of the Foundation of Cooperative Agriculture in the Socialist Republic of Romania" Jubilee Medal (Medalia jubilară "25 ani de la încheierea cooperativizării agriculturii în Republica Socialistă România") (1987)	"Struggle against Fire" Medal (Medalia "Pentru paza contra incendiilor") (1955)

Notes:
1. Until 1960s ribbons of Romanian orders and medals were 24-25 mm wide and folded pentagonally in the Russian manner. In 1960s the ribbons of new medals became straight, 35 mm in width. Still, when worn as ribbon bars only, their width was reduced to 24 mm as before.