- Time Period: Post-WW2 Period
- Year of Institution: 9 November 2017
- Country: Poland
The Virtus et Fraternitas Medal (or Medal Virtus et Fraternitas) was established on 9 November 2017 awarded 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 is awarded by the President of Poland on recommendation of the director of the Pilecki Institute as a token of commemoration and gratitude. The medal was awarded for the first time on 19 June 2019.
The Virtus et Fraternitas Medal Design
The medal is round and struck in silver, and measures 36 mm in diameter.
On the obverse is inscribed “VIRTUS ET FRATERNITATIS” (“Virtue and Brotherhood”). In the center of the medal carved stylized image of the White Eagle.
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.
