polonia restituta commander

[vitharr]

Thank you very much for the information Mr. Tony. Therefore, if it is a copy, it's worth the 50$ I paid for it? If it is a pre WW2 copy it is worth keeping nonetheless.
Best regards
Sever

[A.J. Zawadzki]

Hi Sever, the cross might not be a 3rd Class Commander. What is the width? Should be 58mm.

Regards,
Tony

[vitharr]

57,5 mm width. I did not have the opportunity to find out its weight. Could it nevertheless be a fake?
bbest regards
Sever

[vitharr]

As far as I can see it is also different from the model presented by mr. Utopis. There are slight differences in the representation of the eagle (size, claws, crown) and also a different loop on the top (narrower than the other). I am very curious what might that be and wherther it is old or modern repro

[A.J. Zawadzki]

Thanks Sever. So the size is correct for the 3rd Class. Your cross is definitely a copy of some sort. As you’ve noted, center disc details, along with ball end size and others differ markedly from those of the official issue pre-WW2 crosses. The cross also exhibits much less wear / patina than the neck cravat, suggesting that both did not start life out together. Please feel free to post close up pictures of the cross.

Cheers,
Tony

[vitharr]

hello again mr. Tony
I have uploaded better pictures of the order. Looking deeper on the thread started by you regarding the Order of PR I found the closest analogy in another piece posted by the user jaxmon. (page 9 bottom of the page on the thread). I am quite sure it is the same manufacturer. The question is whether is old or modern repro?
Now I am extremely curious to find out more about this type of copy
Best regards
Sever