Virtus et Fraternitas Medal

The Virtus et Fraternitas Medal (Medal Virtus et Fraternitas) was established on 9 November 2017.

Virtus et Fraternitas Medal
Medal Virtus et Fraternitas
Obverse
TypeCommemorative decoration of merit
Country Poland
Presented bythe President of Poland
StatusCurrently awarded
Established9 November 2017
First awarded19 June 2019
Ribbon of the cross
Precedence
Next (higher)Cross of Freedom and Solidarity
Next (lower)Gold Cross of Merit
RelatedOrder of the Cross of Independence
Cross of Independence

It is awarded by the President of Poland on recommendation of the director of the Pilecki Institute as a token of commemoration and gratitude to those who provided aid and assistance to Polish citizens.[1] It is also bestowed to honor individuals who voluntarily keep alive the memory of those who did not survive the war or the forced deportations, and found their graves abroad.[2]

The medal was awarded for the first time on 19 June 2019. Among the awarded were:[3]

Design

The medal is round and silver. On the obsverse it is inscribed "VIRTUS ET FRATERNITATIS" (virtue and brotherhood). In the center of the medal carved stylized image of the White Eagle. The cross is 36 mm in diameter.[4]

The Virtus et Fraternitas Medal is suspended from a purple ribbon, 36 mm wide. Symmetrically arranged along the edges of the ribbon are gold stripes each 4 mm wide, both 4 mm from the edge.[4]

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