lambert Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) Hello everyone. Could you tell me if this Medal real or a copy? what do you think?I look in the comments. Best Regards Lambert Edited October 22, 2013 by lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I'm not an expert, but I do know that Polish orders are heavily faked and that eagle enamel doesn't look like very good quality to me... I'd be cautious unless it came from an incredibly reliable source, but even then, I'd probably pass on this one. And I'm fairly certain only a few thousand awarded in all 5 classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Thank you.I'm also not too sure, really do not think the details very good, knowing that these ancient orders are made as jewelry. Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Lambert back in the early 90s there was a Polish gentleman from Nottingham who had carrier bags full of Polish material much PRP but also quite a number of Polonia Restituta I didn't like the look of, most of them, like yours, had similar qualities to the PRP issues, almost as though they had had a 1918 substituted for a 1944, there were just over 2,400 5th classes awrded prior to WWII and unknown number issued by Polish forces in the West. I would pass and wait until a somewhat nicer example turns up.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I have a 1944 marked example, with a "buttonier" in the center of the ribbon. How many of these were awarded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 What you have is a fourth class badge, the 1944 examples were issued from 1948. Records from the 1918-39 Republic are published (although whether they include honorary awards to foreigners I am not sure). From the Forces in West and PRP so far nothing, although possibly someone in Warsaw may be working on it.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Thanks Paul. Are the officer grades of the PRP version common? I have had mine for 25 years and know nothing about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 They are certainly more common than the first two issues and large numbers came out of Poland following the end of Communist Rule (probably 10 decorations per pair of Levis or 200 Malboro) in the 1990s you could buy as many as you like for £20-30 each, whether they were issued in much larger numbers is difficult to say but I suspect like most Eastern European Orders and decorations large numbers were issued when the regime was starting to totter in the 1970s and 1980s. Documented examples of PRP issues are much harder to come by.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Do they go for more money now(the officer class) than 30 lbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Lambert back in the early 90s there was a Polish gentleman from Nottingham who had carrier bags full of Polish material much PRP but also quite a number of Polonia Restituta I didn't like the look of, most of them, like yours, had similar qualities to the PRP issues, almost as though they had had a 1918 substituted for a 1944, there were just over 2,400 5th classes awrded prior to WWII and unknown number issued by Polish forces in the West. I would pass and wait until a somewhat nicer example turns up. Paul Hi Paul I canceled the purchase of the piece (without specifying the reason). I will follow your advice and expect more unhurried .. I watched other best photos of original pieces and realized that the numerous differences in the measurements of circles blue, eagle, the number "1918" and even the suspension loop of ribbon.Thanks for your advice. Cheers ! Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) 5th Classe http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-11061-0-74153800-1382548745.jpeghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-11061-0-14386600-1382548754.jpeg see the differences are clear in the photos. Edited October 23, 2013 by lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Lang Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hello, I agree with Paul's opinion and can also say that in my opinion, this cross of the Polonia Restituta is definitely not a piece from the Polish Republic, 1922-1939. Best wishes, Enzo (E.L.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Do they go for more money now(the officer class) than 30 lbs? A documented piece would make a considerably more, unprovenanced no more than £40-50. Problem is that PRP material without documentation is widely available, I suspect quite a bit 'disappeared' from the manufacturers when the communist regime fell. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex K Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Can I ask the experts as to this one, dated 1944 original or fake?? regards Alex K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Looks OK to me. Most of the problems are with the 1918 issue.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 I agree. Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex K Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Hi Paul and Lambert thanks for the comments. When I bought it, (and it was not expensive) I assumed it to be an original, it seems to be such. regards Alex K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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