Carol I

Order of the Sun of Peru Attributed to King Ferdinand. Judging by the width of the sash, it might have been conferred to Queen Maria.

Osmanie Order (Ottoman Empire) Attributed to King Ferdinand

Order of the Netherlands Lion Attributed to King Ferdinand

Order of the Precious Crown (Japan) Attributed to Queen Maria

Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan) Attributed to Queen Maria. Judging by the width of the sash, it might have been conferred to King Ferdinand.

Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan) Attributed to Queen Maria. Could it have been conferred to King Ferdinand?

Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy) Attributed to King Ferdinand

Collar of the Order of the Annunciation (Italy) Attributed to King Ferdinand

Order of the Crown of India Attributed to Queen Maria

Order of the Virtues (Egypt) Attributed to Queen Maria

Collar of the Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia) Attributed to King Ferdinand

Here are images of some rare orders conferred to King Ferdinand and Queen Maria of Romania. Order of Elizabeth (Austria) Attributed to Queen Maria

Here is a Medal of Honour of the Armed Forces in the collections of the National History Museum of Romania. I wonder how it got there.

Claudiu Chira was posthumously promoted to the rank of second lieutenant and was awarded the knight's cross of the Order of the Star of Romania with wartime insignia. Sources: The Ministry of Defense and the Office of the President

Junior Staff Sgt. Claudiu Chira (30) was killed today in Afghanistan. He was on patrol at about 50 km from Qalat when his vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device. Press release from the Ministry of National Defence (Romanian language): http://www.mapn.ro/cpresa/continuarearhiva.php?id=12878

1. I think you could ask directly at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs whether it would be possible to do research in their archives. Contact information is available on their site. 2. Old issues of Monitorul Oficial have not been digitised as far as I know, so you would have to contact a major library (like the National Library) in order to consult their collections. 3. The London Gazette (as well as the Edinburgh and Belfast issues) has been digitised and one could consult old issues at www.gazettes-online.co.uk.

As for most of the other Romanian orders, there is no official list of recipients for the Order of the Crown of Romania. However, information should be available in principle from at least three sources: the archives of the old Chancellery of Orders (at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Monitorul Oficial (the official government journal) and the British equivalent (London Gazette?).

The diary of the Romanian minister of the time, Grigore Gafencu, has recently been published and I presume it contains details about what happened after the declaration of war. Anyhow, the personel of the Romanian Embassy in Moscow was evacuated through Turkey. In the summer of 1944, the Romanian minister in Berlin was a Germanophile who issued an order that recommended to all the personel under his authority not to recognise the new Romanian government and its decisions. Those who did comply with this order were placed under house arrest, pending the decision of the German authorities. As they could not be exchanged on the front line with their German counterparts, about 200 Romanians were then sent to special concentration camps in Germany and Austria (Krumhubel, Ramingstein and Maria Worth). In May 1945 they were liberated by the Allies and sent to Italy. Later, some of them returned to Romania, while others left for other countries.

As far as I know, the roll of the order has not been published. I presume information exists in the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , since at that time the minister was also the Chancellor of Orders.

Elmar and Ian, thank you both for the replies. I'll post the full image of the medal from Megan's site (thanks!).

In the treasury of the National History Museum of Romania there is this baton identified as "Marshal baton offered to King Ferdinand by King Alexander of Yugoslavia". Was it the official model of the Yugoslav marshal's baton or only a personal gift?

Detail of the decoration Can it be identified?

Detail of rank insignia

I mixed up the photos. This was the husband of the lady. May I ask again for your help to identify the details (rank and decoration)?

Gold is one of the most resistant metals to corrosion, so it has the most chances to resist in many environments.