2nd Rep badge to identify - possible infantry?

[Reynard]

Hullo Gentlemen, I'm wondering if you could possibly help a lady in, well, if not distress, then certainly in an advanced degree of puzzlement - hence my joining this informative board. I've been lurking for a while and learnt quite a bit already.

A mystery box up on the loft proved to be full of my granddad's stuff that I didn't even know I had. Dad never spoke much about his father, so I'm having to try and straighten it all out from scratch - and through a language barrier. Some things are more obvious than others i.e. hat & collar eagles and buttons, but I've this badge that's drawing a bit of a blank.

Have posted a couple of photos of it below. The number on the back of the badge is 361 (is under the spinner).

Any ideas?

[Reynard]

Am wondering whether this photo in an associated box of paperwork might help. Would be interested in hearing your thoughts...

Cheers,

Witty.

[rotmeister]

it's a badge of the polish official of 3rd degree

[Reynard]

Thanks rotmeister. When you say "official", do you mean civil servant? If so, that figures, as my grandad was a civil servant.

[rotmeister]

exactly - civil servant. I was looking for the appropriate word
Was He working in justice?

[Reynard]

He was the Wojewoda of Poznan (twice), of Tarnopol and then of Wilno, just before the outbreak of WW2. So quite a high-ranking civil servant, I'd imagine...