Elmar Lang Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Hello, a Virtuti Militari Cross in gold of the type made at the USSR mint of Krasnokamsk, will be auctioned in the coming June. The piece is also in the original, leather case. Below, an image of the piece. Best wishes, Elmar Lang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasz Gaszewski Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Beautiful, is it named? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Lang Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 Hello, this type of cross was neither named, nor numbered, but the person who received it, is known. Best wishes, Elmar Lang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Lang Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 (edited) Hello again, searching in a recent and very well documented book (Wojciech Stela: "Polskie Ordery i Odznaczenia - Polish Orders and Medals - vol. I 1943-1946"; Warsaw, 2008; pages 80-83), it appears that this type of cross was made in 50 pieces only (material: gold 950/ooo), 43 of them were awarded, between 1945 and 1947 to 4 Polish; 9 USA; 5 Norwegians; 6 French; 17 USSR; 1 Czechoslowakian; 1 Yugoslav. So, it should be a very rare version of this highly interesting and beautiful order. Best wishes, Elmar Lang Edited June 4, 2011 by Elmar Lang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombak2004 Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Hello everybody, On a dealer's site I found these pictures of VM 4th class in solid gold. Like the 3rd class, it was made in Krasnokamsk, USSR. 226 were awarded - mostly to Soviet officers. See below. Link: http://numizmatyka.waw.pl/sklep/order-virtuti-militari-iv-klasy-wersja-wykonana-w-zlocie_odznaczenia-odznaki-bron-biala-prl-i-iii-rp_5918 Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombak2004 Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Hello everybody, On a dealer's site I found these pictures of VM 4th class in solid gold. Like the 3rd class, it was made in Krasnokamsk, USSR. 226 were awarded - mostly to Soviet officers. See below. Link: http://numizmatyka.waw.pl/sklep/order-virtuti-militari-iv-klasy-wersja-wykonana-w-zlocie_odznaczenia-odznaki-bron-biala-prl-i-iii-rp_5918 Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanie Crichton Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Does anyone know how I can trace a medal my Grandfather was awarded in 1920, The order of the Virtuti Militaria, class 5. (Polish Republic) i even know the medal number, stefanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREM Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) Hello, Stefanie link http://www.stankiewicze.com/vm/ or send me name of You grandfather Edited October 17, 2017 by PREM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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