Republic of Poland

Rzeczpospolita Polska

           

Orders and Decorations
Commemorative and Service Medals
  Order "Virtuti Militari"
  Order of Polonia Restituta            
  Cross of Valor
  Cross of Merit		   Army Medal for the War 1939-45
  Navy Medal for the War 1939-45
  Commemorative Medal for the War 1918-1921
  10 Years of Independence Commemorative Medal  
  Long Service Medal
  Monte Cassino Cross
  Auschwitz Cross

Order "Virtuti Militari"
Order Virtuti Militari

Knight (Second Republic, 1918-1945)


Photo credit: Darek Michalski
Knight (Current Republic issue, 1990-)

 

Golden Merit Cross (Current Republic issue, 1990-)

 

Silver Merit Cross (Current Republic issue, 1990-)

 

Order of Polonia Restituta
Order Odrodzenia Polski

The Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland Restored) was established in 1921 and was conferred in five classes: Grand Cross, Grand Commander (2nd Class), Commander, Officer and Member. The pre-war version, that of the Polish government-in-exile in the West, and the current Republic are all dated "1918" on the reverse, while those awarded by the Communist regime were dated "1944".

Grand Commander / Second Class (Spink-made example for the Polish Government-in-Exile)

 

Commander (Second Republic issue, 1918-1945)

 

Member

 

Cross of Valor
Krzyz Walecznych


 

Cross of Merit
Krzyz Zaslugi


 

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