Virtus et Fraternitas Medal


The Virtus et Fraternitas Medal was established on 9 November 2017.
It is awarded by the President of Poland on recommendation of the director of the Pilecki Institute as a token of commemoration and gratitude to those who provided aid and assistance to Polish citizens. It is also bestowed to honor individuals who voluntarily keep alive the memory of those who did not survive the war or the forced deportations, and found their graves abroad.
The medal was awarded for the first time on 19 June 2019. Among the awarded were:
The medal is round and silver. On the obsverse it is inscribed "VIRTUS ET FRATERNITATIS". In the center of the medal carved stylized image of the White Eagle. The cross is 36 mm in diameter.
The Virtus et Fraternitas Medal is suspended from a purple ribbon, 36 mm wide. Symmetrically arranged along the edges of the ribbon are gold stripes each 4 mm wide, both 4 mm from the edge.