Poland, Republic. An Order of Polonia Restitua, Commander, c.1936 visually-hidden gilded center

gilded center

A single piece of ribbed black celluloid composes the handle grip

Yorktown Militia

with ball hinge (possibly Adolf Scholze

DER KOMMANDIERENDE GENERAL UND BEFEHLSHABER IM LUFTGAU XI” (“FOR OUTSTANDING MERIT

Poland, Republic. An Order of Polonia Restitua, Commander, c.1936 visually-hidden gilded center(Order Odrodzenia Polski). Instituted in 1921. Type I (1918 1939). In bronze gilt, a white enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials, the obverse centerpiece featuring a white eagle on a red field, encircled by a blue enamel ring inscribed POLONIA RESTITVTA, reverse plain bronze arms with silvered "1918" on the centerpiece, measuring 57. 7 mm (w) x 59. 2 mm (h), weighs 44. 4 grams including period original neck ribbon, intact enamels, light wear, in