Military Virtue Medal

For the Polish award, see Virtuti Militari.

Ordinul "Virtutea Militară"
Type	Two class military Order
Eligibility	Military and Civilians
Established	April 1872
Precedence
Next (higher)	Ordinul naţional "Pentru Merit"
Equivalent	Ordinul "Virtutea Aeronautică", Ordinul "Virtutea Maritimă"
Next (lower)	Ordinul "Bărbăţie şi Credinţă"

The Military Virtue Medal (Template:Lang-ro) is a Romanian military decoration, instituted on April 8, 1872, by King Carol I. A previous version, called Pro Virtute Militari, was established by Alexandru Ioan Cuza in 1860 for the veterans of the Dealul Spirii battle (1848) between the revolutionaries and the Ottomans, but it was issued to the recipients later, in 1866, due to political reasons (Romania was still under Ottoman suzerainty).

The medal had 2 classes, the 1st class (in gold) being awarded to the officers, and the 2nd class (in silver) to non-commissioned officers and the other enlisted ranks. After the Order of Michael the Brave was instituted (1916), the Military Virtue Medal was issued only to the NCO's and soldiers.

Data

• Requirements: Awarded to NCO's and other enlisted ranks for exceptional deeds on the battlefield
• Classes: 2nd and 1st
• Date Instituted: April 1872

See also

• List of military decorations#Romania
• National Decorations System (Romania)
• Military decoration

External links

• Template:En icon Military Virtue Medal at worldwar2.ro
• Template:Ro icon History of the Medal at the Romanian Presidency site