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 | |
| Type | Commemorative decoration of merit |
| Country |  Poland |
| Presented by | the President of Poland |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 9 November 2017 |
| First awarded | 19 June 2019 |
 Ribbon of the cross | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Cross of Freedom and Solidarity |
| Next (lower) | Gold Cross of Merit |
| Related | Order 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]
- Tassybay Abdikarimov
- Oleksandra Vaseyko
- Chaim Eiss
- Zinaida Giergiel
- Anatolij Giergiel
- Władysław Konopczyński
- Juliusz Kühl
- Aleksander Ładoś
- Władysława Nagórka
- Antoni Nagórka
- Konstanty Rokicki
- Stefan Ryniewicz
- Adolf Henryk Silberschein
- Lóránd Utassy
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]
References
- "Obwieszczenie Marszałka Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 17 stycznia 2019 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu ustawy o Instytucie Solidarności i Męstwa imienia Witolda Pileckiego". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- "Virtus et Fraternitas Medal - Instytut Pileckiego". instytutpileckiego.pl. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- "Prezydent wręczył Medale Virtus et Fraternitas". www.prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- "Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 października 2018 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie opisu, materiału, wymiarów, wzorów rysunkowych oraz sposobu i okoliczności noszenia odznak orderów i odznaczeń". prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
