Order of Polonia Restituta

Order of Polonia Restituta
Polish: *Order Odrodzenia Polski*
Order of Polonia Restituta; Polish: Order Odrodzenia Polski
	Commander's Cross of Polonia Restituta
Type	Five classes
Awarded for	Extraordinary and distinguished service
Country	Poland
Presented by	the President of Poland
Eligibility	All
Status	Currently awarded
Established	4 February 1921
	Ribbon bar of the Grand Cross
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order Virtuti Militari; Order of the White Eagle
Next (lower)	Order of the Military Cross

The Order of Polonia Restituta (Polish: Order Odrodzenia Polski, English: Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on foreigners for outstanding achievements in the fields of education, science, sport, culture, art, economics, national defense, social work, civil service, or for furthering good relations between countries. It is Poland's second-highest civilian state award in the order of precedence, behind the Order of the White Eagle.^[2]

The Order of Polonia Restituta is sometimes regarded as Poland's successor to the Order of the Knights of Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, known as the Order of Saint Stanislaus, established in 1765 by Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, to honor supporters of the Polish crown.

^ "Orders and decorations". The Official Website of the President of the Republic of Poland. BBN Biuro Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego. Retrieved 30 December 2011. The following four orders are conferred...Order of the Rebirth of Poland (five-class)
^ "Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 listopada 2010 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie opisu, materiału, wymiarów, wzorów rysunkowych oraz sposobu i okoliczności noszenia odznak orderów i odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl. ISAP Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych. Warsaw: President of the Republic of Poland. 2010. Retrieved 2023-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)