28 mm, ? grams, yellow metal, suspension ring laurel wreath, inside the inscription "DISTINCŢIUNE LA STUDIU 1897/8" meaning "STUDY DECORATION"	small coat of arms of Romania, circular inscription "LUMINEAZĂ-TE ŞI VEI FI" meaning "ENLIGHTEN YOURSELF AND YOU WILL BE"
? mm, ? grams, yellow metal oak and laurel wreath, inscription "PREMIUL I CLASA IIA 1900-901" meaning "FIRST PRIZE GRADE 2" (the grade (year) was added later, incuse)	inside inner linear circle the middle coat of arms of Romania, under the coat of arms CARNIOL - RADIVON, circular inscription "MINISTERUL INSTRUCŢIUNEI PUBLICE ŞI CULTE *" meaning "MINISTRY OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AND CULTS"
34 mm, ? grams, yellow metal oak and laurel wreath, inscription "PREMIUL I CLASA IVA 1902-1903" meaning "FIRST PRIZE GRADE 4" (the grade (year) was added later, incuse)	inside inner linear circle the middle coat of arms of Romania, under the coat of arms RADIVON - CARNIOL, circular inscription "MINISTERUL INSTRUCŢIUNII PUBLICE ŞI AL CULTELOR • * •" meaning "MINISTRY OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AND OF CULTS"
? mm, ? grams, yellow metal inscription "MINISTERUL INSTRUCŢIUNII PREMIUL I" meaning "MINISTRY OF INSTRUCTION FIRST PRIZE", open book, inkpot with quill and two offshoots	inside inner linear circle bust of king Mihai I as kid, circular inscription "MIHAI I REGE AL ROMANIEI • * •" meaning "MICHAEL I KING OF ROMANIA"
? mm, ? grams, yellow metal, suspension ring (broken) inscription "MINISTERUL INSTRUCŢIUNII PREMIUL II" meaning "MINISTRY OF INSTRUCTION SECOND PRIZE", open book, inkpot with quill and two offshoots	inside inner linear circle bust of king Mihai I as kid, circular inscription "MIHAI I REGE AL ROMANIEI • * •" meaning "MICHAEL I KING OF ROMANIA"
30 mm, ? grams, yellow metal, suspension ring inscription "MINISTERUL INSTRUCŢIUNII PREMIUL I" meaning "MINISTRY OF INSTRUCTION FIRST PRIZE", open book, square; outer circular adornment with the coat of arms of the five main Romanian provinces	bust of king Carol II, circular inscription "M.S. REGELE CAROL II AL ROMANIEI" meaning "H.M. KING CAROL II OF ROMANIA" (M.S. = "măria sa", "his majesty")
30 mm, ? grams, yellow metal, suspension ring inscription "MINISTERUL INSTRUCŢIUNII PREMIUL I" meaning "MINISTRY OF INSTRUCTION FIRST PRIZE", open book, square; outer circular adornment with the coat of arms of the five main Romanian provinces	bust of king Carol II, circular inscription "M.S. REGELE CAROL II AL ROMANIEI" meaning "H.M. KING CAROL II OF ROMANIA" (the bust reaches the edge of the medal)
30 mm, ? grams, yellow metal, suspension ring inscription "MINISTERUL INSTRUCŢIUNII PREMIUL I" meaning "MINISTRY OF INSTRUCTION FIRST PRIZE", open book, square; outer circular adornment with the coat of arms of the five main Romanian provinces	bust of king Carol II, circular inscription "M.S. REGELE CAROL II AL ROMANIEI" meaning "H.M. KING CAROL II OF ROMANIA"
? mm, ? grams, yellow metal, suspension ring şi inel inscription "PREMIUL I ŞCOLAR ***" meaning "FIRST SCHOOL PRIZE"	bust of king Carol II with parade headdress, inscription "M.S. REGELE CAROL II 8 IUNIE 1930" meaning "H.M. KING CAROL II 8 JUNE 1930" (on that day Carol II took the throne)
30 mm, ? grams, yellow metal, suspension ring inscription "MINISTERUL INSTRUCŢIUNII PREMIUL II" meaning "MINISTRY OF INSTRUCTION SECOND PRIZE", open book, square, painting palette, another school objects; outer circular adornment with the coat of arms of the five main Romanian provinces (Walachia, Moldavia, Dobrogea, Transylvania and Oltenia)	bust of king Carol II, circular inscription "M.S. REGELE CAROL II AL ROMANIEI" meaning "H.M. KING CAROL II OF ROMANIA"
30 mm, ? grams, yellow metal, suspension ring inscription "MINISTERUL INSTRUCŢIUNII PREMIUL II" meaning "MINISTRY OF INSTRUCTION SECOND PRIZE", open book, square, painting palette, another school objects; outer circular adornment with the coat of arms of the five main Romanian provinces (Walachia, Moldavia, Dobrogea, Transylvania and Oltenia)	bust of king Carol II, circular inscription "M.S. REGELE CAROL II AL ROMANIEI" meaning "H.M. KING CAROL II OF ROMANIA" (the bust reaches the edge of the medal)
30 mm, ? grams, white metal, suspension ring inscription "MINISTERUL INSTRUCŢIUNII PREMIUL II" meaning "MINISTRY OF INSTRUCTION SECOND PRIZE", open book, inkpot and quill, laurel branch	bust of king Carol II, circular inscription "M.S. REGELE CAROL II AL ROMANIEI" meaning "H.M. KING CAROL II OF ROMANIA"
30 mm, ? grams, yellow metal, suspension ring inscription MINISTERUL "INSTRUCŢIUNII PREMIUL III" meaning "MINISTRY OF INSTRUCTION THIRD PRIZE", open book, school objects, outer circular adornment with the coat of arms of the five main Romanian provinces	bust of king Carol II, circular inscription "M.S. REGELE CAROL II AL ROMANIEI" meaning "H.M. KING CAROL II OF ROMANIA"

The school medals presented on this page appear on our site through the kind permission of Mr. Marian Bolum.

During the reign of king Carol II "Ministerul Instrucţiunii Publice" (Ministry of Public Instruction) bore various names: "Ministerul Instrucţiunii Publice şi Cultelor", "Ministerul Instrucţiunii Publice, Cultelor şi Artelor" (until November 1936), "Ministerul Educaţiei Naţionale", "Ministerul Educaţiei Naţionale, Cultelor şi Artelor" (after November 1936).