A nice piece of a well-known and highly regarded medal from the early days of the Second Republic.
Non-uniform patina, minor tarnish.
Obverse: Saint George in hussar armor fighting a dragon, in the rim a legend punctuated by oak leaves and a laurel branch:
MINSK-VILNO-1919-GRODNO-LUCK/ANI-FIRE-DRAGONS-NAS-USTRAYS;
Reverse: Our Lady of Ostra Brama, below it signature: LEWANDOWSKI FECIT 1919-IX, in the rim legend:
MR.-HOLY-WHAT-ARE-YOUR-SHARP-EYED-GRAVE:UNDER-YOUR-DEFENSE-WITH-HUMILITY-WE-LEAK-;
Bronze, diameter 55 mm, weight 65.87 g.
