Romania has no official motto. Between the years 1859 and 1866 there were several mottos placed on the several coats of arms of the country (like Toți în unu – "All in one"). From 1866 (when the prince Carol I became sovereign of Romania) until 1947 (when the Kingdom was abolished by force by the communists), the official motto was that of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen: Nihil Sine Deo ("Nothing Without God" in Latin). During the communist regime the country had no motto.
Romanian institutions and their mottos Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Semper Fidelis Patriae ("Always Loyal to the Fatherland") Ministry of National Defense: Honor et Patria or Onoare şi Patrie ("Honor and Fatherland") Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform: Pro Patria et Ordine Iuris ("For the Fatherland and the Rule of Law") The Romanian Police: Lex et Honor ("Law and Honor") The Romanian Inspectorate for Emergency Situations: Audacia et Devotio ("Courage and Devotion") The Romanian Border Police: Patria et Honor ("Fatherland and Honor") The Romanian Gendarmerie: Lex et Ordo or Lege si Ordine ("Law and Order") Ministry of Justice: Justitia Est Fundamentum Regnorum ("Justice is Fundamental to Reign") The Protection Service: Semper Fidelis ("Always Faithful")
Other mottos Order of the Star of Romania: In Fide Salus
See also The coats of arms of the respective institutions
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