Badge of the Union of Reservists - set.
It was established perhaps as early as 1926 or 1927 (the correct and exact date of its approval by the Minister of Military Affairs is currently unknown). On the one hand, the year of the organization's establishment (1926) and the change of the Eagle, placed in the central part of the badge, from the earlier design to the new one of 1927, may indicate such a time of the badge's creation.
All badges are one-piece, silver-plated tombak, enamel.
Contractor undetermined.
Secondary caps, matched.
Diameter of badges: large 47 mm, medium 28 mm, small 19 mm.
Preservation condition of badges:
- large with Eagle wz. 27 with nice patina, good plus condition - visible cracking of enamel and rubbing of silvering
- medium with Eagle wz. 27, good condition - visible chipping of enamel and rubbing off of silvering
- small with earlier Eagle with nice patina, good plus condition - visible rubbing of silvering
The Association of Reservists was founded in 1926, and its first name was: Association of Reservists and Former Military of the Republic of Poland. It was changed in 1933 to the Union of Reservists. The purpose of this organization was to cooperate with the supreme authorities in maintaining the unity of the Polish state and working for its security and power. It undertook work in the following areas: multiplication of the state's defense forces, military education of members, cultural and educational and socio-state activities. The organization was active until 1939.
Literature: Z. Sawicki, A. Wielecki, Badges of the Polish Army 1918-1945. Polish Army 1918-1939, Polish Armed Forces in the West, Warsaw 2007
