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Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise

Spanish civil order

Field	Value
title	Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise
Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio
image	[[File:Orden de Alfonso X el Sabio DMColl.jpg	200px]]
caption	Grand Cross Sash and Star of the Order
image2	[[File:ESP Alfonso X Order GC.svg	100px]] – [[File:ESP Alfonso X Order - Common.svg	100px]]
caption2	The Ribbons of the Order
awarded_by	the Spanish Monarch
type	Civil Order
established
for	Recognition of activities in the fields of education, science, culture, higher education and research.
status	Currently Constituted
head_title	Grand Master
head	King Felipe VI
head2_title	Grand Chancellor
head2	Milagros Tolón, Minister of Education
grades	Collar
Grand-Cross
Commander with Plaque
Commander
Cross
former_grades	Lazo
Medal
date	23 May 1902
Reformed 1988
house	House of Bourbon-Spain
higher	Order of Civil Merit
lower	Order of the Cross of St. Raymond of Peñafort

Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio Grand-Cross Commander with Plaque Commander Cross Medal Reformed 1988

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

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:

Collar. Awarded to heads of state or government, heads of high state institutions, and heads of international organizations. This grade is awarded by Royal Decree with the proposal of the Minister of Education, the Order's Grand Chancellor. Holders of the collar are granted the honorific The Most Excellent. It is limited to six recipients.
Grand Cross. Awarded for exceptional and evident degree of achievement in education, science, culture, teaching or research. This grade is awarded by Royal Decree with the proposal of the Minister of Education. Holders of the grand cross are granted the honorific The Most Excellent (Excelentísimo señor o señora). It is limited to 500 recipients.
Commander with Plaque. This grade and the remaining grades are awarded based on the merits of the recipients in their field. Holders of the Commander with star are granted the honorific The Illustrious (Ilustrísimo señor o señora). It is limited to 750 recipients.
Commander.
Cross (formerly Knight's Cross 1939–1988).
Lazo (1955–1988) Knight's Cross suspended from a bow for wear by female recipients.
Medal (1939–1988).

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

Corbata. Awarded by royal decree, displayed on the flag of the organization. It is limited to 350 recipients.
Placa de Honor.

Insignia

Cross	Medal

References

[http://www.heraldaria.com/ordenes_civiles.php ''Civil Orders of Spain'']. ''Heraldaría''. {{in lang. es. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
(8 September 1988). "Real Decreto 954/1988, de 2 de septiembre, por el que se regula la Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.

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