Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise

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Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise
Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio
Orden de Alfonso X el Sabio DMColl.jpg
Grand Cross Sash and Star of the Order
Awarded by the Spanish Monarch
Type State Order
Established1902;118 years ago (1902)
Royal house House of Bourbon-Spain
Awarded forRecognition of activities in the fields of education, science, culture, higher education and research.
StatusCurrently Constituted
Grand Master King Felipe VI
Grand Chancellor Isabel Celaá, Minister of Education
GradesCollar
Grand-Cross
Commander with Plaque
Commander
Cross
Former gradesLazo
Medal
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of Civil Merit
Next (lower) Order of the Cross of St. Raymond of Peñafort [1]
ESP Alfonso X Order GC.svg ESP Alfonso X Order - Common.svg
The Ribbons of the Order

The Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (Spanish : Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio) is a Spanish civil order established in 1939, recognising activities in the fields of education, science, culture, higher education and research.

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The order was created on 23 May 1902 by Royal decree as the Order of Alfonso XII. In 1988 the order was reformed and given its current name. The main innovation of the 1988 reform was to discontinue the previous award's practice of distinguishing male and female achievements, thereby eliminating explicit sexual discrimination.

Grades

The Civil order of Alfonso X, the Wise is divided into the following grades: [2]

Organizations and other legal entities may be honored with the following: [2]

Insignia

Insignia
Collar of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise.svg
Insignia, Grand Cross and Star of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise.svg
Insignia of the Commander Grades of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise.svg
CollarGrand Cross and
Commander with Plaque
Commander
Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise.svg
Medal of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise.svg
CrossMedal

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References

  1. Civil Orders of Spain. Heraldaría. (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  2. 1 2 "Real Decreto 954/1988, de 2 de septiembre, por el que se regula la Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio", Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish), Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado, 8 September 1988, retrieved 4 August 2019