War Order Virtuti Militari 4th Class, made in the shape of a four-armed cross, tombak gilt, each of the four arms on the corners finished with balls, on the obverse of the arms horizontally inscription VIRT - TUTI,vertically MILI - TARI, inscriptions covered with black enamel, in the middle a round gold shield in which a white eagle with a crown and regalia in paws was inscribed, around the eagle a laurel wreath. The reverse shows a circular shield in the middle, with a wreath and the inscription "Honor and Fatherland" below inscribed with the date 1792. Original silver plating rubbed off, one of the balls bent from wear.
Cross of postwar engraving production of the Warsaw workshop of Jozef Panasiuk
Dimensions - 38mm x 38mm
Condition seen in photos.
