post-WW2 Polish 3rd Silesian Lancers Regiment Veteran Patch Bullion Thread
October 17, 2019WW2 Polish Cross of Valour (Krogulec 20a) – Spink & Son
October 24, 2019WW2 Rare Polish Cross of Valour (Krogulec 22) – Middle East
Middle East, circa 1942, bronze. 43,2mm x 47,9mm x 3,0mm
Description
A Polish Cross of Valour made for the Free Polish Army in Exile. Version made from bronze, produced in the Middle East. Version 22 according to the book by Grzegorz Krogulec “Krzyż Walecznych”. A rare early version without “dots”.
A Polish Cross of Valour awarded for acts of valour in the battlefield. The award in the shape of the cross, In the center a Polish crowned eagle with spread wings. On the arms an inscription “Na Polu Chwały 1920” meaning “On the fields of Glory 1920”.
The reverse with a sword and a laurel leaf crown with inscription “Walecznym” meaning, Valourious.
Original period ribbon. Good condition as in photographs.