POLISH POLAND BADGE SET OF TWO VIRTUTI MILITARI!!
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SET OF TWO VIRTUTI MILITARI!! POLISH ORDER STAR OF THE VIRTUTI MILITARI! VERY RARE IN PERFECT CONDITION.! ABOUT 96 MM IN DIAMETER!! STARTING WITH A LOW BIDDING PRICE! GREAT MEDALS FOR EVERY COLLECTION ALSO INCLUDED BADGE OF VIRTUTI MILITARI WITH SCREWBACK! RARE OPORTUNITY! Order Virtuti Militari (Order Virtuti Militari) Instituted on June 22, 1792 by King Stanislas Augustus (Poniatowski) after the victorious battle of Zielence, during the Polish-Russian War. The original order had the form of the gold or silver oval medal, soon replaced by a black enameled cross. Suppressed 1793 after the partition of Poland, revived 1807 in five classes. Conferred also during the uprising of 1830 and suppressed again by the Russians after its defeat. The first decoration in independent Poland, renewed on August 1, 1919 (its official name Military Order Virtuti Militari was altered to War Order Virtuti Militari in 1933). It is the best known and most coveted of all Polish decorations, equivalent to British Victoria Cross or American Medal of Honor . It is conferred on soldiers of the Polish Armed Forces, irrespective of their rank, solely for deeds of exceptional bravery and valor at the risk of their lives before an armed enemy, above and beyond the call of duty. It can also be conferred on allied soldiers, civilians, military units, cities and
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