WORLD ORDERS AND DECORATIONS 515


Poland, Republic, INDEPENDENCE CROSS WITH SWORDS, 1st issue, bronze and enamel, with crossed swords suspension; INDEPENDENCE CROSS, without Swords, bronze and enamel; INDEPENDENCEMEDAL, bronze; CROSS OF VALOUR 1920 (4) 2nd issue, 45mm, bronze, unnumbered; another (2), 3rd issue, 36mm, bronze, one with Additional Award Bar, this officially numbered ‘57289’; the other unnumbered; another, 4th issue, 45mm, bronze, unnumbered; CROSS OF VALOUR 1939, bronze, unnumbered; CROSS OF VALOUR 1940, bronze, unnumbered, good very fine (9)


£100-140


516


Poland, Republic, CROSS OFMERIT, 1st issue, 2nd Class, silvered and enamel; another, 2nd issue, 3rd Class, bronze; CROSS OFMERIT WITH SWORDS (4), 1st issue, 1st Class, gilt and enamel, with separate crossed swords suspension; another, 1st issue, 2nd Class, silvered and enamel, with separate crossed swords suspension; another 1st issue, 3rd Class, bronze, with separate crossed swords suspension; another, 2nd issue, 3rd Class, bronze, with affixed crossed swords suspension; CROSS OF MERIT, 1990 issue (3), 1st Class, gilt and enamel; another, 2nd Class, silvered and enamel; another, 3rd Class, bronze and enamel; CROSS OF VALOUR FOR THE CAMPAIGN OF SEPTEMBER 1939, silver, good very fine (10)


£70-90


517


Poland, Republic, CROSS OFMERIT FOR BRAVERY, silvered and enamel, unnumbered; CROSS OFMERIT FOR THE CENTRAL LITHUANIAN ARMY, bronze, unnumbered; MEDAL FOR RESCUING THE PERISHING, silver; COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE WAR 1918-21, bronze; MEDAL FOR THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE 1928, bronze; together with a later striking, the date on the reverse erased and additionally engraved ‘207 Lecie D-27-VII 1927-1947’; MEDAL FOR THE 3RD OF MAY 1923, reverse numbered ‘178’; VOLUNTEERSWAR CROSS 1918-21, bronze and enamel; VOLUNTEERSWARMEDAL 1918-21, bronze; MEDAL FOR TWENTY YEARS’ LONG SERVICE, silver; MEDAL FOR TEN YEARS’ LONG SERVICE, bronze, the last a re-strike, generally very fine (11)


£80-120


518


Poland, Republic, AIRDEFENCE LEAGUE CROSS (2), 1st Class, gilt and enamel; another, 3rd Class, bronze and enamel; WOLYN CROSS OFVALOUR, with crossed swords, bronze and enamel; MONTECASSINOCROSS 1944, bronze, reverse officially numbered ‘49525’; HOME ARMY CROSS 1939-45, bronze; ARMYMEDAL 1939-45, 2nd issue, of London manufacture, bronze; NAVYMEDAL 1939-45, silver; AIR FORCEMEDAL 1939-45, 2nd issue, silver and enamel; MERCANTILEMARINEMEDAL 1939-45, silvered, this a cast copy; CROSS OF LIBERTY 1945, Officer’s Cross, silvered and enamel, lacking wreath suspension, with rosette on riband; RED CROSS MEDAL (2), 1st issue, 1st Class, silvered and enamel; another, 1st issue, 2nd Class, bronze and enamel; POLISH RESISTANCE IN FRANCE MEDAL 1940-44, bronze; NATIONAL TREASURY MEDAL OF MERIT 1950-60, 3rd Class, bronze; COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OFMONTE CASSINO 1969, bronze, this a cast copy; COMMEMORATIVEMEDAL OF THE 1ST GRENADIER DIVISION 1970, bronze, generally very fine or better (16)


£100-140


519


Poland, Republic, AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS CROSS, Officer’s type, silver and enamel; GENERALHALLER’S AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS CROSS, 1st issue, silver and enamel, with gilt and enamel eagle superimposed at centre, on riband suspension; HUSZT PRISONER OF WAR BADGE 1918, silvered, the reverse officially numbered ‘3547’, with loop suspension; LWOW DEFENCE CROSS 1918, bronze, with screw-back suspension; LWOWCHILDREN’S (EAGLETTES)DEFENCE BADGE 1919, bronze, with screw-back suspension; HUSSARS OFDEARTH REGIMENT BADGE, silver and enamel, with screw-back suspension; HOME ARMY CROSS 1939-44, silvered and enamel; ASSOCIATION OF POLISH LEGIONNAIRES BADGE, silvered, with screw-back suspension, generally very fine (8) £100-140


520


Poland, Republic, ACADEMIC LAUREATE MEDAL, 1st Class, gilt and enamel, good very fine


Poland, People’s Republic, MEDAL OF MERIT FOR POLISH CULTURE, gilt, silvered, and enamel, with enamel bar suspension, central medallion re-affixed; MERITORIOUS MEDAL FOR TEACHERS, silver-gilt, silver, and enamel, suspended from a gilt and enamel bar suspension; MERITORIOUSMEDAL FOR DOCTORS, silver-gilt, silver, and enamel, suspended from a gilt and enamel bar suspension; MERITORIOUS MEDAL FOR HEALTHWORKERS, silver-gilt, silver, and enamel, suspended from a gilt and enamel bar suspension; MERITORIOUSMEDAL FOR RAILWAYWORKERS, silver-gilt, silver, and enamel, suspended from a gilt and enamel bar suspension; MERITORIOUSMEDAL FORMINEWORKERS, silver-gilt, silver, and enamel, suspended from a gilt and enamel bar suspension; MERITORIOUS MEDAL FOR POWER STATION EMPLOYEES, silver-gilt, silver, and enamel, suspended from a gilt and enamel bar suspension; MERITORIOUSMEDAL FOR FOUNDRYWORKERS, silver-gilt, silver, and enamel, suspended from a gilt and enamel bar suspension; MERITORIOUS MEDAL FOR DOCK WORKERS, silver-gilt, silver, and enamel, suspended from a gilt and enamel bar suspension; MERITORIOUSMEDAL FOR SHIPYARDWORKERS, silver-gilt, silver, and enamel, suspended from a gilt and enamel bar suspension; MERITORIOUS MEDAL FOR FARMERS, silver-gilt, silver, and enamel, suspended from a gilt and enamel bar suspension; FIREMAN’S EXEMPLARY SERVICE BADGE, gilt and enamel, screwback suspension; MINE WORKERS MEDAL FOR LONG SERVICE (2), 2nd Class, for 35 Years’ Service, silvered, with bar suspension; another, 3rd Class, for 25 Years’ Service, bronze with bar suspension, traces of verdigris to last, otherwise nearly extremely fine (15)


£240-280


521


Poland, People’s Republic, ORDER OF VIRTUTIMILITARI (2), Third Class breast badge, gilt and enamel, with black enamelled arms; another, Fourth Class breast badge, gilt and enamel, with gilt arms; ORDER OF POLONIA RESTITUTA (2), Fourth Class breast badge, gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband; another, Fifth Class breast badge, gilt and enamel; ORDER OFMERIT, Fourth Class breast badge, gilt and enamel, with silvered eagle superimposed at centre, with gilt suspension bar, generally very fine (5)


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