Poland, Republic. An Order Of Polonia Restituta, Grand Cross GTRexclude the Badge of Military Merit

the Badge of Military Merit

held in place by two rows of precise stitching

marked RS&S

Bolster had been working at Army Headquarters in England but when he found out that his unit was to move

Entitled "THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AUGUST-OCTOBER 1940" with the Royal Air Force insignia

Poland, Republic. An Order Of Polonia Restituta, Grand Cross GTRexclude the Badge of Military Merit(Order Odrodzenia Polski). Instituted in 1921. Type I (1918 1939). In bronze gilt, a white enamelled Maltese cross with small ball finials, the obverse medallion featuring a white enamel eagle on a red field, surrounded by a blue enamel ring inscribed POLONIA RESTITVTA, the reverse medallion features the date 1918 on a red field, measures 68. 35mm (w) x 67. 50mm (h), weighs 54. 3 grams, enamels intact, showing small cracks, scratches to reverse arms,