CERTIFICATE FOR THE INTERALLIED VICTORY MEDAL 1914–1918 — THE POLISH ARMY IN FRANCE

Dimensions (inside the frame): 30.5 x 23.5 cm

Original French certificate of award for the Inter-Allied Victory Medal 1914–1918 (Médaille interalliée de la Victoire), issued to Jan Kosmacz, a Polish volunteer serving in the Polish Army in France, commonly known as the Blue Army or Haller’s Army.
Handwritten details:
last name and first name: Kosmacz Jan
rank: chasseur – rifleman
status: E.V. – engagé volontaire, volunteer
unit: Armée Polonaise en France – Polish Army in France
period of service: from October 13, 1918, to January 27, 1921
Certificate number: 197
The central part of the document consists of an excerpt from the French Official Journal of October 12, 1922, specifying the rules for awarding the medal. It lists, among others, foreign soldiers and medical personnel serving in the theater of operations, the wounded, recipients of the War Cross, volunteers, and prisoners of war. The text constitutes the legal basis for awarding the decoration.
The diploma features elaborate graphic design. On the right side is an allegorical figure of Victory holding a laurel branch, and the dates “1914–1918” are displayed at the top. The document bears a preserved wax seal—from the Board of the Association of Polish Army Veterans in France—and a decorative cord in the colors of France. Visible discoloration, soiling, and signs of paper aging, as well as insect damage in the lower part of the document. Condition: good, consistent with the photographic documentation