#31 POLAND POLISH ORDER OF THE VIRTUTI MILITARI, #492, 5th class Type I medal. Silver gilt worn, perfect enamels. Awarded to St Sierzant Jan Bartos on May 17th 1921 who was attached to the 9th Legion Infantry Regiment. Awarded for the Polish Soviet War. One of the first to be decorated with the re-instituted VM. Very rare original, 1st type VM. Mounted on an new replacement ribbon. Only a fraction of the 9,999 awarded VMs survived today. The free listing tool. The item “#492 Jan Bartos POLAND POLISH ORDER VIRTUTI MILITARI, 5th cl. 1921Type I very rare” is in sale since Wednesday, November 12, 2014. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “polishmilitaria” and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Poland
65, 67, 68 POLAND POLISH 1921 ORDER OF SILESIA GRAND CROSS SET COMPLETE, The set consists of the 75mm grand cross medal, four piece 80mm breast star badge and a four piece 55mm breast star badge with a sash. One of rarest Polish decorations established by the Upper Silesian Military Authority and awarded to high ranking officers, foreigners and diplomates who made an outstanding contribution to the victory of the Silesian Uprising in returning the Silesian region to Poland from Germany. The grand cross medal was worn on a sash with the large star in formal wear. The small star was worn on uniforms and civilian attaire. The set was made by Wabia Wabinski. The six piece grand cross is hallmarked on reverse with the maker name. It was made in sterling silver with superb quality and enamels. Extremely rare original medal especially in this condition. The item “#65,67,68 POLAND SILESIAN ORDER GRAND CROSS MEDAL COMPLETE SET, 1921 very rare” is in sale since Tuesday, July 22, 2014. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “polishmilitaria” and is located in Ft Lauderdale. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Poland
#632 POLAND POLISH KRAKOW AIR FORCE SCHOOL BADGE. 1919 Silver gilt worn super enamels. Superb quality 2 piece design large size badge. Badge hallmarked with screw back disk to maker Grylewicz, very rare. The only one of its kind that I have ever seen in 40 years of collecting. For additional information about Polish decorations, see POLISH ORDERS, BADGES AND INSIGNIA. The item “#632 POLAND KRAKOW POLISH AIR FORCE SCHOOL BADGE, 1919″ is in sale since Sunday, July 13, 2014. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “polishmilitaria” and is located in Ft Lauderdale. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Poland
#30 POLAND POLISH WWII POLISH AIR FORCE ORDER OF THE VIRTUTI MILITARI, #9198, 5th class, Silver gilt worn, superb enamels. Jozef Zawadzki who was attached to the 304th Slask Bomber Squadron as a Pilot observer during the Battle of Britain. Very rare 2nd type VM. A small number of these 5th class VMs were left over from 1921 production run and awarded until the supply ran out with the last number being 9,999. After that, VMs were never machine stamped with numbers. New supply of VMs were ordered from Spinks, Rubin in Palestine, in Italy and Polish Tech jewelers in London. Mounted on a old original Swiss made ribbon. New replacement ribbon will be supplied. Very rare VM award for Polish Air Force members. It is one of 1,500 crosses awarded during WWII which were made in the 1920’s. Superb example of Polish Military History during WWII. It maybe of some interest to those who are not familiar with Polish History to know that thousands of VM recipients from the WWI era also fought in the 1939 campaign. The where killed on the battlefield in full uniform or captured. In once place at one time at Katyn, 22,000 thousand Polish officers and NCOs were shot by the Soviets. The item “#9198 Jozef Zawacki POLAND ORDER VIRTUTI MILITARI, 5th cl WWII PAF PILOT, 304 Sq” is in sale since Wednesday, November 12, 2014. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “polishmilitaria” and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Poland
#26 POLISH POLAND ORDER OF THE VIRTUTI MILITARI. A three part construction with gold gilt and enameled medal cross. Superb quality on original Swiss made ribbon. Very rare original made in 1921 by Krupski and Matulewicz who made 170 3rd classes for the Ministry of Military Affairs. It is the only higher class pre WWII VM available on the market. It should belong to a person who charishes the true meaning of this superb decoration. Original pre WWII Commanders and Grand Crosses are impossible to obtain at any price. See also Stela 2015 VIRTUTI MILITARI, pages 59-69. My, Polacy wiemy co znaczy dla zolnierzy krzyz Virtuti Militari… Dla zolnierzy ten krzyz to znaczy perla krwi utoczonej z milujacego serca. To nie tylko czerwien metalu, ale czerwien ducha i serca, ktore plonie, Stefan Kardynal Wyszynski, Prymus Polski. The item “#26 POLAND POLISH ORDER VIRTUTI MILITARI, 3rd class #86 1920s, cross, medal” is in sale since Wednesday, January 21, 2015. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “polishmilitaria” and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Poland