The Royal Decoration Nihil Sine Deo is a
Royal Decoration of the
House of Romania instituted on 30 December 2009 by former
King Michael I of Romania; It is a symbol of durability, continuity, tradition and historical legitimacy of the Royal House, also to faithfully observe the distinctions created by the founder of the modern Romanian Royal House and the State,
King Carol I.
The Decoration The Decoration is honoured to Members of the House of Romania and also both men and women for working in the Social, scientific, educational, cultural, spiritual, economic, political and military fields; For: outstanding work, a respectable number of years in the profession, a high performance level, an extraordinary initiative, have shown generosity and a sense of responsibility. The Decoration may be awarded to current and former ambassadors or foreign Romanians who have brought an undeniable contribution to Romania's relations with the world. The Decoration may be awarded to institutions or organisations, if their work is consistently circumscribed for the above criteria.
Statutes The maximum number of Members of the Decoration is 200, this also includes institutions and organisations. The Decoration is celebrated on 20 April every year, which is the birthday of
King Carol I of Romania born in 1839 and also the day he was elected Ruler of the
United Principalities in 1866. Male recipients are Knights of the Decoration and receive a Medal which can be worn on special occasions with a dark suit, tuxedo or tails. Female recipients are also Knights of the Decoration; females who receive the Decoration from the works of their spouse, are made Dames of the Decoration; both receive a Medal and a bow formed Medal, during the day the Medal is worn with day dresses and during the evening either the Medal or bow formed Medal can be worn with an evening gown. On the reverse is the royal coat of arms of Romania with the inscription "1866–2010 ". When, in the years ahead will beat a new series of decorations, they will be labeled with the year after "1866". The Ribbon for the Medal and bow formed Medal is Red with two yellow-gold thin stripes on the sides and a blue strip with white outlined by black in the middle, for the bow formed Medal the ribbon is landscape.
Recipients 2010 •
Alexander Nixon, Chancellor of the Decoration and Member of the
Romanian Crown Council •
Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills • Elizabeth Edholm Fernstrom •
Ivan Patzaichin, Romanian
sprint canoer • , Romanian sports commentator
2011 •
Dinu C. Giurescu, Romanian historian and politician • Andrew Popper, Member of the
Romanian Crown Council • Mircea Martin, Romanian essayist, theorist, and professor of the
University of Bucharest •
Victor Ciorbea, 83rd former
Prime Minister of Romania •
Mihai Șora, Romanian philosopher and essayist •
Ion Caramitru, former
Minister of Culture and movie actor • Cristian Hera, Romanian agronomist and member of the
Romanian Academy •
Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, former 88th
Prime Minister of Romania • , Romanian
soprano • , Romanian writer •
Raed Arafat, Former
Romanian Minister of Health • Oliver, Marquis of Trazegnies • Vladimir Zamfirescu, Romanian artist •
Dan Grigore, Romanian Classical Composer and Pianist • Lucia Stanescu, Romanian Model and Soprano •
Radu Beligan, Romanian Actor •
National Academy of Physical Education and Sport • Olga Tudorache •
Stela Popescu, Romanian Actress •
Maia Morgenstern, Romanian Actress •
Lucian Pintilie, Romanian Film Director •
Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes in Romania •
Pascal Bentoiu, Romanian Modernist Composer
2015 •
Iași National Theatre == Royal Decoration of the Cross of the Royal House of Romania ==