Medal for Merit (Romania)

National Medal For Merit Medalia națională "Pentru Merit"
Third class National Medal for Merit, civil division.
Awarded by The President of Romania (since 2000)
Country	Romania
Type	Three grade medal, with three divisions (civil, military, wartime)
Eligibility	Romanian and foreign civilians and military personnel
Awarded for	Important services rendered in the interests of Romania.[1]
Status	Currently awarded
Statistics
Established	2000[2]
Precedence
Next (higher)	Medal of Faithful Service[3]
Next (lower)	Order of the Victory of the Romanian Revolution of December 1989[3]
Related	National Order for Merit
Ribbon bar of the National Medal for Merit

The National Medal For Merit (Romanian: Medalia națională "Pentru Merit") is a state decoration which is part of the National System of Decorations of Romania. It is the sixth highest honour awarded by Romania ranking just behind the Medal of Faithful Service and ahead of the Order of the Victory of the Romanian Revolution of December 1989.^[3]

Criteria and composition

The National Medal for Merit may be awarded to recognise important services rendered to Romania during peace or war. It is equivalent in importance and is awarded for similar achievements as the National Order for Merit, but is granted to those who lack higher education. The medal is limited to 7,200 living recipients across the first and second classes. There is no limit on the number of third class medals. Awards are limited by grade and division as follows:^[1]

• First Class medal, 2,000 civilian and 400 military
• Second Class medal, 4,000 civilian and 800 military
• Third Class medal, no limits

References

External links

• "Chancery of Honours" (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 October 2012. 
• "Regulament privind descrierea și acordarea Ordinului Național Pentru Merit" (PDF). MONITORUL OFICIAL AL ROMANIEI (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 October 2012. 

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)