Medal of Faithful Service
{{Infobox Military Award
| name = Medal of Faithful Service
Medalia națională "Serviciul Credincios"
| image = Faithful-Service-Medal-IIIrdClass-civils-obverse 1.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Third Class Medal of Faithful Service, civil division (modern version)
| presenter = The King of Romania
(1878 - 1947)
The President of Romania
(since 2000)
| country = {{ROU}}
| type = Multiple classes civil and military national medal (listed from lowest to highest):
Third Class
Second Class
First Class
| eligibility = (1) Civil, military; (2) military units; (3) foreign citizens
| awarded_for = (1) Exceptional civil and military services to the Romanian State and the Romanian people; (2) For special acts in time of peace or for heroic acts in time of war; (3) For contributing to the development of the friendship relations with Romania, or for other exceptional services to the Romanian State and the Romanian People
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| status = Currently awarded
| description =
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| established = 1878
reestablished 2000
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| higher = Cross of Faithful Service
| same =
| lower = National Medal for Merit
| related = Order of Faithful Service
| image2 = File:ROU Medal of Faithful Service.png
| caption2 = Ribbon bar of the medal
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The Medal of Faithful Service ({{langx|ro|Medalia națională "Serviciul Credincios"}}) was instituted by King Carol I in April 1878.
History
The medal was worn until 1932 on a light blue ribbon with a yellow central stripe on the left side of the chest. From 1932, the award was presented on a light blue ribbon with a yellow central stripe and a silver edge stripe.
=WWII=
File:Rumänien MedalaServiciulCredincios Typ1932.jpg
During the Second World War from 1941 to 1944, the medal with swords was also awarded to members of the German Wehrmacht.
=Post-WWII=
In early 1948, together with the Order, Cross and all the traditional Romanian orders was disbanded by the communist authorities.
==Re-institution==
In 2000, it was re-instituted together with the Order and Cross, as a three class medal. It is the second most important award for people without higher education, the equivalent of the Order of Faithful Service.
Further reading
- {{cite book|title=Romania's national system of decorations|year=2003|publisher=Monitorul Oficial|location=Bucharest|isbn=973-567-404-1|pages=382–396|url=http://canord.presidency.ro/Vol64%20Decoratii.pdf}}
External links
- [http://www.medals.org.uk/romania/republic-romania/republic-romania015.htm World Medal Index] - Republic of Romania: Medal of Faithful Service
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Category:Military awards and decorations of Romania
Category:National Order of Faithful Service