Order of the White Eagle (Poland)

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The Order of the White Eagle is Poland’s highest and oldest state decoration, traditionally bestowed for exceptional civil and military merit to the nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf order
order of merit
state decoration
abolishedBy Polish People’s Republic
abolishedInYear 1944
awardedBy President of Poland
awardedPosthumously yes
awardFor civil merit
exceptional service to the Polish nation
military merit
badgeCenter White Eagle coat of arms
surface form: white eagle with crown
badgeEnamelColor red
badgeShape golden Maltese cross
country Poland
eligibility Polish citizens
foreign heads of state
other distinguished foreigners
establishedBy Augustus II the Strong
surface form: August II the Strong
establishedInPlace Tykocin
establishedInYear 1705
grade Order of the White Eagle (Poland) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
higherInPrecedenceThan Order of Polonia Restituta
highestDecorationOf Poland
lowerInPrecedenceThan none
motto Pro Fide, Lege et Rege
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation For Faith, Law and the King
namedAfter Orzeł Biały
surface form: White Eagle
notableRecipient Charles de Gaulle
Józef Piłsudski
Pope John Paul II
Elizabeth II
surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
originalCountry Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
precedence highest Polish order
reinstatedBy Second Polish Republic
reinstatedInYear 1921
religiousAffiliationAtFoundation Roman Catholicism
restoredBy Third Polish Republic
restoredInYear 1992
ribbonColor dark blue
ribbonWornAs sash over the right shoulder
starCenter red medallion with white eagle
starShape eight-pointed silver star
status currently awarded
symbol white eagle
symbolUsedIn coat of arms of Poland
type single-class order
typicalRecipients Polish presidents
eminent Polish public figures
foreign presidents
monarchs
prime ministers

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Leszek Balcerowicz awardReceived Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Kazimierz Sosnkowski awardReceived Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
this entity surface form: Order of the White Eagle
Grigory Potemkin awardReceived Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
this entity surface form: Order of the White Eagle (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)
Horst Köhler awardReceived Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński awardReceived Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Order of Reborn Poland higherAward Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
this entity surface form: Order of the White Eagle
Order Odrodzenia Polski higherAward Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
this entity surface form: Order of the White Eagle
Grand Cross higherAward Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
subject surface form: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
this entity surface form: Order of the White Eagle
Francesco Cossiga awardReceived Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Janusz Onyszkiewicz awardReceived Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Johannes Rau awardReceived Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Karolos Papoulias awardReceived Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Wojciech Kilar awardReceived Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Zdzisław Lubomirski awardReceived Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Lane Kirkland awardReceived Order of the White Eagle (Poland)