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each of the two points of these arms. In the centre of the cross was a white enamelled eagle in high relief with spread wings and facing left and with a diamond set royal crown on its head. At the top of the cross between the two top points was a diamond studded semi-circular link through which passed a diamond studded ring through which, in turn, passed the light-blue ribbon from which it was worn. The reverse side of this
Maltese cross was enamelled white with red borders and had at its center an oval gold medallion with the founder's crowned
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Initially, the creation of the Order was strongly opposed by many of the Polish nobility, since membership in the Order conferred a distinction which violated the traditional equality of all Polish nobles. Since the Order had no patron saint, Augustus II made 2 August the feast of the Order. His son,
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of Poland) is superimposed on the cross. It is worn on a plain light blue sash. This design clearly reflects a return to the essential design of the 1713 badge, but without the diamonds of the earlier badge. The reverse side of the badge bears the same
Maltese Cross with golden rays as the front
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The 1713 badge was a
Maltese cross enameled red with white borders with diamonds set in each of the balls at the eight points of the cross and with diamond set rays appearing between each of the points of the cross, i.e., a larger longer ray between each arm of the cross and a smaller ray between
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could also wear the cross from a collar of 24 alternating links of white enameled eagles, crowned and holding scepters and orbs, and dark blue enameled ovals, surrounded by gold rays, bearing alternatively full-length enamelled images of the Virgin Mary crowned, dressed in pink and pale blue and
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of 4 February 1921, and the insignia was redesigned. During the interbellum (1921-1939), the Order was awarded to 24 Polish citizens and 87 foreigners, among whom were 33 monarchs and heads of state, 10 prime ministers and 15 other ministers of state, and 12 members of royal families.
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side and this cross bears the same design as that of the star of the order (see below), except that the arms of the cross are not enamelled red, i. e., only the outline of the cross and its central disc with its surrounding oak wreath are enamelled. The
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supporting the Christ Child on her left arm and holding a gold scepter in her right hand and the letters of her name, "MARIA", arranged into a stylized monogram in white enamel. This collar was made for the coronation of
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The Order of the White Eagle is attached to a purple ribbon slung over the left shoulder to the right side. The star of the Order, formerly embroidered, is worn on the left side of the chest.
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of Poland) was superimposed on the cross. On its reverse side the double-headed eagle bore in the center of its back a diminutive red-bordered white-enamelled cross pattée with a gold
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The following lists some of those invested with the Order, in recognition of significant service to Poland, whether military or civilian.
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Sierba, Michał (2013). "Tykocińskie Początki Orderu Orła Białego" [Tykocinskie The
Beginnings of the Order of the White Eagle].
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came into existence, the Order of the White Eagle was no longer awarded, but it was never officially abolished. It was also used by the
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638:" ("For Fatherland and Nation"), appears on the arms of the cross. The central disc is in white enamel with the monogram "RP" (
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at its center gold rays between its arms. The black double-headed eagle hung by its two crowned heads from an enamelled
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enamelled in red with white enamel outline and golden rays between the arms. A white enamel crowned eagle with spread
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over crossed swords on the obverse, worn on a light blue ribbon. The white eagle badge was replaced by a
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oval gold medal with an image of the Polish white eagle on its front side, and the
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for their merits and to the highest-ranking representatives of foreign countries.
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Royal Star of Order of the White Eagle of
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wearing the original Order of the White Eagle with an embroidered
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as the country's head of state is the Grand Master of the Order.
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The badge of the Order of the White Eagle was originally a red
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badge in 1709. By 1713 it was worn from the neck, with a blue
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at its centre. The arms of this cross pattée bore the motto "
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enamelled in red with white enamel outline and with golden
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Polska) surrounded by a green enamelled oak wreath.
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with golden rays between the arms and with a golden
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above two crossed swords taken from his arms as the
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2738:Cross of Merit of the Army of Central Lithuania
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1291:Konstantin Nikolayevich, Grand Duke of Russia
559:, which, in turn, hung from a dark blue silk
361:. From 1815 to 1831, it was awarded in the
345:with collar of the Order of the White Eagle
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1478:Karol Stanisław "Panie Kochanku" Radziwiłł
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474:"Plaque" (Star) of the Order, 18th century
2627:Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland
2388:Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland
519:Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire)
378:Imperial Russian Order of the White Eagle
2663:Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
2318:King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
1227:(1920–1991 Polish Airborne World War II)
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2584:Picture of the Order of the White Eagle
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2521:Prezydent przyznał ordery Orła Białego
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1272:Helen Marynowska-Potocki Minchakievich
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527:Collar of the Order of the White Eagle
442:Arch-Marshall of the Holy Roman Empire
2703:Cross of Polish Soldiers from America
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2529:from the original on 26 November 2020
2499:from the original on 28 November 2020
1483:Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł (1669–1719)
2713:Air Force Cross of Merit with Swords
1498:Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł
384:, in which the Russian Empire fell.
2708:Military Cross of Merit with Swords
903:Franciszek Stanisław Hutten-Czapski
13:
2658:Order of the Cross of Independence
368:After Russian troops put down the
310:'s recent founding of the Russian
14:
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2818:Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
2580:by Rafal Heydel-Mankoo (archived)
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2491:Order Orła Białego ma już 315 lat
1403:Stanisław Poniatowski (1754–1833)
1392:Stanisław Poniatowski (1676–1762)
1320:Franciszek Maksymilian Ossoliński
578:" (For Faith, Law and the King).
535:of the order consisted of a gold
25:Order of the White Eagle (Russia)
21:Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)
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2555:from the original on 11 May 2021
1965:(one of the chief associates of
1220:Stanisław Lubomirski (1722–1782)
1215:Stanisław Lubomirski (1704–1793)
598:of the order consists of a gold
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2743:Medal for Sacrifice and Courage
2718:Navy Cross of Merit with Swords
2688:Cross of Freedom and Solidarity
2068:Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
1205:Franciszek Ferdynant Lubomirski
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458:Diamond star belonging to King
330:, however, changed the Order's
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2073:Queen Mathilde of the Belgians
513:Insignia during the Partitions
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913:August Aleksander Czartoryski
2578:The Order of the White Eagle
2269:Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
1518:Stanisław Ferdynand Rzewuski
1458:Edward Raczyński (1891–1993)
1418:Aleksander Stanisław Potocki
1397:Stanisław August Poniatowski
1210:Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski
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403:. Following the collapse of
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2753:Medal for Long Marital Life
2693:Virtus et Fraternitas Medal
2653:Order of the Military Cross
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1468:Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł
923:Michał Fryderyk Czartoryski
864:Franciszek Ksawery Branicki
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204:The ribbon bar of the Order
125:(For Fatherland and Nation)
10:
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2823:Awards established in 1705
2683:Cross of Merit with Swords
2678:Cross of Merit for Bravery
2648:Order of Polonia Restituta
1759:Beatrix of the Netherlands
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1438:Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki
1315:Tadeusz Franciszek Ogiński
1276:Polish Government in Exile
1200:Antoni Benedykt Lubomirski
1083:Antoni Barnaba Jabłonowski
908:Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski
516:
401:Polish Government in Exile
382:Russian Revolution of 1917
370:Polish uprising of 1830-31
363:Congress Kingdom of Poland
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28:
18:
16:Polish decoration of merit
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1785:Fernando Henrique Cardoso
1493:Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł
1423:Franciszek Salezy Potocki
1145:Józef Dominik Kossakowski
1069:Gustaw Herling-Grudziński
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351:Third Partition of Poland
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118:(For Faith, Law and King)
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2728:Air Force Cross of Merit
2638:Order of the White Eagle
2195:Philippe of the Belgians
1707:Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
1553:Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha
1433:Stanisław Kostka Potocki
1387:Michał Jerzy Poniatowski
942:Stanisław Ernest Denhoff
590:Star of the modern order
397:Polish People's Republic
316:Order of the Holy Spirit
214:Order of the White Eagle
40:Order of the White Eagle
2723:Military Cross of Merit
1900:Franz Josef von Hallwyl
1652:Stanisław Wojciechowski
1473:Józef Mikołaj Radziwiłł
1310:Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński
646:Recipients of the Order
2748:Medal for Long Service
2279:Queen Silvia of Sweden
2180:Queen Paola of Belgium
2083:Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
1978:Juan Carlos I of Spain
1822:Henrik Jakob von Düben
1165:Aleksander Kwaśniewski
1030:Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
859:Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
844:Władysław Bartoszewski
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576:Pro Fide, Lege et Rege
557:Russian imperial crown
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495:Pro Fide, Lege et Rege
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288:Augustus II the Strong
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238:Augustus II the Strong
232:and one of the oldest
221:
192:Order Virtuti Militari
114:PRO FIDE, LEGE ET REGE
2378:Polish military eagle
2289:Queen Sonja of Norway
2094:Désiré-Joseph Mercier
1999:Mauno Henrik Koivisto
1452:Władysław Raczkiewicz
1382:Kazimierz Poniatowski
1296:Jan Nowak-Jeziorański
1255:Stanisław Małachowski
1171:Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
1040:Franciszek Grocholski
996:Jerzy Detloff Fleming
918:Kazimierz Czartoryski
854:Franciszek Blachnicki
589:
526:
507:Stanisław II Augustus
430:
395:After 1948, when the
343:Stanisław II Augustus
340:
320:Order of Saint Andrew
312:Order of Saint Andrew
262:
240:, King of Poland and
2549:"Order Orła Białego"
2463:"Order Orła Białego"
2443:on 10 September 2017
2393:Order of the Pahonia
2136:Nursultan Nazarbayev
2063:Michael I of Romania
1951:Toomas Hendrik Ilves
1914:William Neville Hart
1890:Haakon VII of Norway
1856:Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
1800:Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
1583:Stanisław Sosabowski
1428:Roman Ignacy Potocki
1361:Aleksandra Piłsudska
1346:Krzysztof Penderecki
1134:Bronisław Komorowski
991:Emil August Fieldorf
869:Jan Klemens Branicki
183:none - highest award
2733:Navy Cross of Merit
2469:on 13 December 2021
2357:Volodymyr Zelenskyy
2274:Aníbal Cavaco Silva
2104:Alexandre Millerand
1994:King of Afghanistan
1934:Henri of Luxembourg
1773:Algirdas Brazauskas
1712:Edward Fenech Adami
1548:Adam Stefan Sapieha
1503:Wojciech Roszkowski
1377:Andrzej Poniatowski
1325:Stanisław Ostrowski
1260:Andrzej Mokronowski
1155:Kazimierz Krasiński
1102:Ryszard Kaczorowski
893:Wiesław Chrzanowski
888:Joachim Chreptowicz
636:Za Ojczyznę i Naród
610:, facing left (the
582:Insignia after 1921
547:, facing left (the
460:Augustus the Strong
417:President of Poland
264:Augustus the Strong
152:President of Poland
122:ZA OJCZYZNĘ I NARÓD
61:President of Poland
2383:2019 Dresden heist
2306:Victor Emanuel III
2141:Giorgio Napolitano
1878:Dalia Grybauskaitė
1851:Giustino Fortunato
1636:Anna Walentynowicz
1603:Wisława Szymborska
1563:Władysław Sikorski
1513:Edward Rydz-Śmigły
1372:Ryszard Piotrowski
1351:Franciszek Pieczka
1331:Gabriel Narutowicz
1231:Witold Lutosławski
1225:Kazimierz Łukomski
1020:Stanisław Gebhardt
986:Andrei Yakovlevich
937:Marcin Danielewicz
834:Leszek Balcerowicz
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359:Napoleon Bonaparte
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272:Louis de Silvestre
230:Republic of Poland
222:Order Orła Białego
76:Single grade order
43:Order Orła Białego
31:2019 Dresden heist
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2797:Poland portal
2433:978-83-63199-26-5
2340:Viktor Yushchenko
2335:Emperor Yoshihito
2119:Sergio Mattarella
1929:Francois Hollande
1688:Zygmunt Zieliński
1598:Alexander Suvorov
1408:Jerzy Popiełuszko
1140:Wojciech Korfanty
1124:Leszek Kołakowski
1088:Pope John Paul II
1035:Władysław Grabski
1025:Bronisław Geremek
1010:Stefan Garczynski
958:Ignacy Działyński
883:Mirosław Chojecki
242:Elector of Saxony
224:) is the highest
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2436:. Archived from
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2409:
2264:Gerhard Schröder
2205:Raymond Poincaré
2114:Benito Mussolini
2009:Robert Kocharyan
1817:Gaston Doumergue
1768:Tsar of Bulgaria
1727:Martti Ahtisaari
1663:Stefan Wyszyński
1588:Baruch Steinberg
1537:Kazimierz Sabbat
1488:Maciej Radziwiłł
1463:Antoni Radziwiłł
1250:Stanisław Maczek
1195:Jan Józef Lipski
1190:Herman Lieberman
1064:Zbigniew Herbert
898:Celestyn Czaplic
820:Władysław Anders
658:
471:
462:of Poland-Saxony
455:
341:Coat of Arms of
274:from around 1718
228:of merit of the
202:
170:355 (since 1921)
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2668:Cross of Valour
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2259:Rudolf Schuster
2190:Philippe Petain
2185:Konstantin Päts
2168:Bohdan Osadchuk
2151:Karl Nesselrode
1967:Peter the Great
1868:Pietro Gasparri
1790:Carl XVI Gustaf
1697:
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