Order of Work Glory

The Order of Work Glory (Romanian: Ordinul „Gloria Muncii”) is a Moldovan official order conferred for outstanding achievements in an individual's field of work, esteemed public activity during their career, and great contributions to the development of the Moldovan cultural, scientific, socio-economic, sporting and public spheres. The Order of Work Glory is awarded by the President of Moldova.^[1]

Order of Work Glory Ordinul „Gloria Muncii”
Awarded by the Republic of Moldova
Type	Single-grade order
Established	30 July 1992; 32 years ago (1992-07-30)
Country	Moldova
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Eligibility	Moldovan individuals and organizations
Status	Active
Statistics
First induction	1994
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Honour
Next (lower)	Order of Gratitude of the Motherland

History

The Order of Work Glory was established by statutory law, and passed in the Moldovan Parliament in 1992.^[1] According to Article 17(9) of the Law regarding state distinctions of the Republic of Moldova (Law nr. 1123 din 30.07.1992), "the Order of Work Merit is awarded for outstanding work and great success in all fields."^[2]

Design

The exact specifications of the physical award can be found in the same law:

"[The Order] is made of tombac overlaid with gold, representing a somewhat convex eight-pointed star, composed of four rays representing stylized spikes of wheat and four beams with tapered sides. The center is an embossed, silver plated stylized serrated wheel and in its upper part, the inscription "Gloria Muncii" [The Glory of Labour] is embossed, and on the bottom – the inscription "Moldova." In the center of the wheel, the prominent image of the State Flag – blue, yellow and red stripes – is covered with enamel. At the bottom of the flag, there are two divergent laurel twigs covered with gold, and surrounded by vertical straight lines, covered with silver. The diameter of the Order is 45 mm."

— Law regarding state distinctions of the Republic of Moldova, Monitorul Oficial ^[2]

Recipients

Individual

• Nicolae Timofti^[3]
• Igor Dodon (25 March 2008)^[4]
• Maia Sandu (23 July 2014)^[5]
• Todur Zanet (2010)
• Vladimir Plahotniuc (2007)^[6]
• Gheorghe Ghidirim
• Pavel Filip (2014)
• Oleg Reidman

Collectives

• Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy (October 6, 2005)^[7]
• Joint Stock Company "Apă-Canal Chişinău" (December 11, 2012)^[8]
• Raisa Pakalo National College of Medicine and Pharmacy (June 5, 2014)^[9]
• Garment Factory "Ionel" (September 9, 2015)^[10]
• LUKOIL-Moldova (December 7, 2015)^[11]