A specialist collector’s reference devoted entirely to the Virtuti Militari in the 20th century, presenting and classifying patterns from different manufacturers and documenting examples produced in Poland and France.
Polish Orders & Medals – Virtuti Militari in the 20th Century
Volume V, Part 1 of Wojciech Stela’s Polish Orders and Medals is dedicated entirely to the history and development of the Military Order of the Virtuti Militari in the 20th century.
The catalogue presents and classifies different patterns of the Order produced by various manufacturers, providing collectors with an extensive reference for identifying individual types and variants. Numerous examples manufactured in both Poland and France are presented, illustrating differences in production and design.
A substantial section is devoted to the Second Polish Republic (1921–1939), with separate chapters covering all five classes of the Virtuti Militari. The catalogue also examines engravers’ copies of the Order and the production of Polish decorations in France.
Further chapters cover the Second World War and the Virtuti Militari associated with the Polish Armed Forces fighting alongside France, Great Britain and the United States. Each major chapter is preceded by a concise historical introduction, providing context for the orders presented.
Contents:
• 1921–1939 – Second Polish Republic
• Signatures and manufacturers’ marks
• Military Order of the Virtuti Militari – 1st Class
• Military Order of the Virtuti Militari – 2nd Class
• Military Order of the Virtuti Militari – 3rd Class
• Military Order of the Virtuti Militari – 4th Class
• Military Order of the Virtuti Militari – 5th Class
• Duplicates (Engravers’ Copies) of the Military Order of the Virtuti Militari
• Production of Polish Decorations in France
• The Second World War
• Polish Armed Forces in Alliance with France, Great Britain and the United States
• Annexes
An important specialist reference for collectors of the Virtuti Militari, Polish orders and military decorations, particularly useful for the identification and comparison of different patterns and manufacturers.
Details:
• Author: Wojciech Stela
• Publisher: W. Stela
• Year of publication: 2015
• Language: Polish, with descriptions in English and selected descriptions in German and Russian
• Binding: Hardback
• Pages: 333
• Dimensions: 17 × 24.3 cm
• Weight: 1.1 kg
• Illustrations: Richly illustrated with photographs of orders and details
Condition:
• New.
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