Order of Carol I
| Order of Carol I Ordinul Carol I |
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| Type | Dynastic Order |
| Royal house | House of Romania |
| Religious affiliation | Romanian Orthodox |
| Ribbon | Pale blue with gold edges bearing a narrow red stripe. |
| Motto |
PRIN STATORNICIE LA IZBÂNDĂ ("To Victory Through Steadiness") |
| Awarded for | Conspicuous and special merit |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Sovereign | King Michael I of Romania |
| Grand Master | Vacant |
| Grades | Knight Grand Cross with Collar, Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Grand Officer, Knight/Dame Commander, |
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| Established | 10 May 1909 1909–1947 (National Order) 1947 — present (House Order) |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None (Highest) |
| Next (lower) | Order of the Crown |
 The ribbon of the order |
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The Order of Carol I (Romanian: Ordinul Carol I) instituted on the 10th of May 1909 by King Carol I of Romania to celebrate his Ruby Jubilee of 40 years of his reign; The Order was the highest ranking of the Romanian Decorations of the Kingdom of Romania until the abolition of monarchy in 1947. It is still currently the highest ranking Dynastic Order of all the Decorations of the Romanian Royal House awarded by the Head of the House of Romania.
During its time as a National Order it was widely awarded to Members of the Romanian Royal Family, Romanian Prime Ministers, Romanian politicians, foreign Monarchs & Heads of State, select few Consorts & Heirs and also people thought to be worthy of receiving the order by the King of the Romanians. There are currently no foreign Knights or Dames of the Order except for members of the Romanian Royal Family.
The order has only the superior classes, each of them with limited numbers:
The Collar is in Gold and consists of 8 links of the emblems of the Danubian Principalities of The: Principality of Wallachia, Principality of Moldavia, Principality of Oltenia and Principality of Dobruja, 4 emblems on either side of the collar with 2 of the emblems of the House of Hohenzollern between each two Principalities; between each emblem is the monogram of King Carol I. At the back of the collar is the lock which is an Eagle with open wings which suspends in half to wear. At the front of the collar is the Steel Crown of Romania which the badge of the order suspends from.
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