order of virtuti militari by st.petersburg mint

  1. 5th class Orders of Virtuti Militari made by Saint Petersburg Mint

    On November 7, 1831 after the suppression of the Polish uprising of 1830–1831 Emperor Nicholas I ordered that officers and generals be given out “a badge of distinction belonging to the Kingdom of Poland for military merit” to officers and generals. 5th class crosses were awarded to low-ranking...
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