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Decoration of the Cross of Queen Elisabeth

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Decoration of the Cross of Queen Elisabeth
Decoratia Crucea Regina Elisabeta
Awarded by King of Romania
TypeState decoration
Religious affiliationRomanian Orthodox
RibbonPale Blue with thin Gold stripes on the end of either side.
EligibilityExclusively for Romanian women only.
Awarded forOutstanding contributions or services to the wounded, sick, ambulances and hospitals.
StatusAbolished in 1947
SovereignKing Michael I of Romania
GradesDame
Precedence
Next (higher)Royal Order of the Eagle of Romania
Next (lower)Decoration of the Cross of Sanitary Merit

The Ribbon of the Decoration

The Decoration of the Cross of Queen Elisabeth (Romanian: Decorația Crucea Regina Elisabeta) was a Decoration established by Prince Carol I of Romania by Royal Decree 2270 on 6 October 1878 for his wife, Princess Elisabeth of Wied, to award Romanian women she deemed to have achieved outstanding service for caring for the wounded and sick, whether directly in ambulances and hospital campaigns, or indirectly through donations or other actions.[1]

The Decoration was abolished during the abolishment of the Romanian Monarchy in 1947 and wasn't reinstated as a Dynastic Decoration of the Decorations of the Romanian Royal House by Former King Michael I.

References

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  1. ^ „Medalia Comemorativă Rusă 1877-1878" în Ordine, cruci și medalii române. Istoric, legi și regumamente. Vintilă Ivănceanu, Petre P. Sterescu, Petre Ionescu, C. Tâmpeanu, Imprimeria statului, București, 1927, pp. 104.