With Today's Knights - Orders of Romania, Antti Ruokonen has come full circle, returning to the subject of his first volume, Yesterday and Today's Knights (2010). This book celebrates ten years of books on Orders and Decorations. It will be followed up at a later date with a second volume on the Orders of the Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947). Today's Knights - Orders of Romania is the definitive work on the sixteen Romanian orders from 1998 to the present constituting the core of the Romanian system of recompense.
The book goes over their history, development and technical details. Also included are photography of bestowal ceremonies, bestowal documents and cases.
The book is lavishly equipped with large-sized images to bring this fascinating topic to life. If you are looking for an in-depth look into Romanian Orders or are interested in European Orders & Decorations in general, this is the book for you.
110 large format images of insignia, cases, documents, bestowal ceremonies, etc.
Describes all Romanian Orders from 1998 onwards with measurements, details, types, ribbons, bestowal details and more.
Includes a brand new Order created in 2020!
Timeline and hierarchy of Romanian Orders and Decorations.
An appendix with detailed bestowal statistics.
First book in a two-part series rework of the Yesterday and Today's Knights (2010); second part will focus on the Orders of Knighthood of the Kingdom of Romania.
