pre-WW2 Polish Cross of Valor (Krogulec 9) – “Claws”
October 10, 2024pre-WW2 Polish Cross of Valor No. 41808 (Krogulec 4) – Knedler
October 10, 2024pre-WW2 Polish Cross of Valor (Krogulec 7) – “Curled Nine”
£574.99
Warsaw (?) 1921-1939 , length with ring 60mm , 47,5 mm x 44mm
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Polish Cross of Valor. Version made of bronze, produced by an unknown workshop. Version 7 according to Grzegorz Krogulec’s book “Krzyż Walecznych”, made by an unknown workshop, presumably in Warsaw, featuring the characteristic inward-curving number nine. A privately purchased version of the Cross of Valor, awarded for acts of bravery during the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-21.
The Polish Cross of Valor was awarded for bravery on the battlefield. The award is in the shape of a cross, with a Polish eagle in a crown with outspread wings in the center. The arms bear the inscription “Na Polu Chwały 1920” (On the Field of Glory 1920). The reverse features a sword and laurel wreath with the inscription “Walecznym” (To the Brave).