Order of the Builders of People's Poland

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Order of the Builders of People's Poland
Order Budowniczych Polski Ludowej
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Order of the Builders of People's Poland
Type State order
Awarded for"unique achievements in the task of building People's Poland"
Presented bythe People's Republic of Poland
StatusNo longer awarded
Established2 July 1949
Total recipients310 individuals
10 institutions
POL Order Budowniczych Polski Ludowej BAR.svg
Ribbon bar (1949–1960)
POL Order Budowniczych Polski Ludowej (rozetka) BAR.svg
Ribbon bar (1960–1990)
Precedence
Next (higher)None
Next (lower) Polonia Restituta

Order of the Builders of People's Poland (Polish : Order Budowniczych Polski Ludowej) was the highest [1] [2] civil decoration of Poland in the times of the People's Republic of Poland.

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History

The order was established by the Sejm on 2 July 1949 for "awarding unique achievements in the task of building People's Poland". It was designed by Michał Bylina and Wojciech Jastrzębski.

Unofficially, it replaced Poland's highest pre-war order, the Order of the White Eagle (the Order of the White Eagle was never officially disestablished, but it was not awarded in People's Poland).

The order was awarded by the president of Poland until the office was abolished in 1952; from then it was awarded by the Polish Council of State. It had only one class. A person decorated with the order had the title of a Builder of People's Poland (Budowniczy Polski Ludowej).

The order was awarded to many leaders of workship, notable party members (including military personnel) and others.

The Order was last awarded in June 27th,1993. Up to that time, about 310 individuals were awarded the Order, and 10 institutions (ex. Society of Fighters for Freedom and Democracy) and territorial units (cities and administrative entities - voivodeships, for instance). During the times of the People's Republic, 7 recipients had their orders revoked. It was officially disestablished 2 years after the People's Republic was replaced by the Third Republic

Eligibility criteria

The order could be awarded to Polish individuals, enterprises, and institutions that performed exceptional deeds in the fields of:

Description

The Order has a golden rosette, 53 mm in diameter. The rosette has eight petals enameled with white (inner) and red (outer). Petals are separated by gold rays. In the center is a white-encircled blue medallion, which depicts a gold male figure carrying a hammer and a red banner. The reverse has a red enameled medallion with, in gold, the letters PRL, standing for Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa - People's Republic of Poland (orders awarded before the state's name changed in 1952 have the letters RP for Rzeczpospolita Polska).

The ribbon is 40 mm wide and is red-white-red with blue edges.

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References

  1. (in Polish) ORDER BUDOWNICZYCH POLSKI LUDOWEJ, Encyklopedia Internautica, retrieved on 20 November 2008
  2. (in Polish) Budowniczych Polski Ludowej, Order Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine , Encyklopedia PWN, retrieved on 20 November 2008