Eastern Cross

The Eastern Cross (Krzyż Wschodni) is a Polish decoration established on 15 December 2016.[1]

Eastern Cross
Krzyż Wschodni
Obverse
TypeCommemorative decoration of merit
Country Poland
Presented bythe President of Poland
StatusCurrently awarded
Established15 December 2016
Ribbon of the cross
RelatedWestern Cross

The concept of the Cross was presented by Member of Sejm Michał Dworczyk.[2] It is said to be the element of the politics of memory.[3]

It is awarded by the President of Poland on recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who might be advised by e.g. the head of the Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression, the director of the Pilecki Institute[4] with opinion of the President of the Institute of National Remembrance as a token of commemoration and gratitude to foreigners who provided aid and assistance to Polish citizens persecuted by Nazi and communist regimes between 1917 and 1991 in the territory of Eastern Borderlands and the Soviet Union.[1]

Design

On the obsverse it is inscribed "RATUJĄCYM POLAKÓW" (For rescuing Poles).[1]

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