Badge of the Union of Polish Legionaries - version with safety pin.
It was established on August 6, 1923 at the Second Congress of Polish Legionaries in Lviv and approved by the Minister of Military Affairs in 1925.
It was given to former soldiers of the Polish Legions, as a union badge.
It was awarded since 1925. The total number of its awards is not known.
One-piece badge, silver-plated tombak.
The maker is undetermined, signing his products with the initials KH - his namesake appears on the reverse of the badge. The cap and post are missing due to breakage of the latter.
The badge repaired in the era. The post and nut replaced with a safety pin.
Dimensions 40 x 40 mm.
Badge with beautiful patina, very good minus condition - scratches on the reverse as a result of badge repair.
The Union of Polish Legionaries was established on May 30, 1918, as an organization of former soldiers of Jozef Pilsudski's Polish Legions, later also their families and other persons identifying themselves with the idea of the independence deed. In 1922 the Association had more than 2,500 former legionaries, in 1929 it already had 18,800 members, and in February 1939 it had about 15,000.
Literature: Z. Kiełb, Polish and foreign marks of honor of the soldiers of the 2nd Kaniowski Sapper Regiment, Pulawy 2021
