Polish pre-war/exile medals/cross`s thread!

[A.J. Zawadzki]

Hi Pawel,

No, this is definitely not a Spink product. Again, it’s a good bet that this is a Panasiuk made 4th Class . I have seen this generic pattern in the silver finish 5th Class used as legitimate veteran’s replacements. Posted below is a 4th Class cross made by Spink. As you can see the Spink’s have a very distinctive style.

Regards,
Tony

[Hobbymoje]

Hi Tony,

Thanks for the photos of the cross. Yes, I agree, very distictive eagle, no question there. Looks like I have a great cross for an re-enactment purposes
I have couple more budges and medals I will be posting later on, hope to have your input on them as well.

Thanks.
Pawel.

[Semper Fidelis]

Hello.This is my only pre war polonia restituta .4th class cased ; ) .Made probably by Gontarczyk I guess?
Will be tryin to sell it probably for something around 320-350 $ as I need some funds to buy some other awards ; ) .
Hope you enjoy the view.

Cheers.

[A.J. Zawadzki]

Hi S.F.,

The box is definitely Polish 2nd Republic vintage. But I feel that the cross is not original to the box, and not pre-war. The cross is made in the pre-war style, but some of the details differ as visible in the by side comparison to a Gontarczyk 4th Class pre-war cross below. Also, the ribbon and rosette do not appear to be pre-war. My bet is that this some sort of legitimately produced version, not an outright copy intended for the collectors market.

Regards,
Tony

[Semper Fidelis]

Ribbon is strange I must admit especially this flat "rozeta" .But i's definately old too as the cross is .It doesnt looks like a fake or 3rd republic style. Guess it could be just some another pre-war maker maybe ? It looks a little bit like a pre-war french made crosses ( here the 5th class photo from Mr Niemczyk shop's site) http://numizmatyka.waw.pl/files/prod..._09_052909.jpg

Cheers.

[A.J. Zawadzki]

It’s definitely not a current 3rd Polish Republic issue (which are quite different), and as mentioned previously I do not think it is a collector copy or even a fake. Yes, it does have some similarities to the allegedly pre-WW2 French made cross you linked (posted below). Based on its immaculate gleaming condition I was suspecting that it may be a legitimate post war product for one of the Polish Government in Exile factions. Hoping someone chimes in with additional comments.

Regards,
Tony

[Semper Fidelis]

Asked my friend who's collector too and he said it's a french made pre-war ordered by polish goverment probably.I had it for so long time and never tought it could be not-polish made one ; ) . Well I keep learning new things.All comments with something new to this cross are welcome of course.Thanks you for your attention also Tony .How ur collecting going on ? Some new purchases waiting to be shown on the forum ?

Cheers.

[Semper Fidelis]

And just added new medal to the collection. Tony is this a cross for "Powstanie Wielkopolskie" or am I wrong? Hope you have one with the ribbon or know how it should look so I could get a replacement .And hope you enjoy my cross ? : >

[A.J. Zawadzki]

Hi S.F.,

Congratulations on your new acquisition. The correct name for this cross is a bit of a mouthful: The Commemorative Badge of the Federation of the Insurgents and Soldiers Association „Armed Insurgent” - 1922 (Odznaka pamiątkowa Związku Towarzystw Powstańców i Wojaków "Powstańca Broni"). It is suspended from a red ribbon.

Nice genuine cross. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Regards,
Tony