(Order Odrodzenia Polski). Instituted in 1921. Type I (1918-1939). In bronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, obverse centrepiece with crowned eagle, dated "1918" on the reverse centrepiece, measuring 60.3 mm (w) x 60.3 mm (h), on its original full-length neck ribbon with hook and eye, intact enamels, extremely fine.
Footnote: The Order of Polonia Restituta (Order of the Rebirth of Poland) is a Polish state order established on February 4, 1921. It is conferred to both military and civilians, as well as to foreigners, for outstanding achievements in the fields of education, science, sport, culture, art, economics, national defense, social work, civil service, or for furthering good relations between countries. It is awarded in five grades: Grand Cross, Grand Commander, Commander, Officer and Member. These versions were issued by the People's Republic with an uncrowned eagle. The Order of Polonia Restituta is sometimes attributed as a Polish successor to the Order of the Knights of Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, known as the Order of Saint Stanislaus, founded in 1765 by the last King Stanisław August Poniatowski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, to honour supporters of the Polish crown.