Hi, Elmar! No need to apologise for the delay or the confusion between the cross and the sign/order. It appears your badge looks like a Honour Cross for Merit. However, the crown makes it suspicious as in the literature on Romanian orders this award is not mentioned to have had a crown. It is true that there was no official description of the peacetime award, but when wartime awards were introduced and described, the crown was not mentioned either. Besides, it appears to have less detail than I have seen in images of this decorations. Please see below an image of the Honour Cross for Merit from the book Rom?nia - Decoraţii 1859-1991.