• Belt buckle with an insignia of the 1863–1864 Insurrection
  • Product code: 0491
  • Availability: In stock
  • € 415.00€ 489.00

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Belt buckle with an insignia of the January Insurrection (1863–1864).
The insignia depicts the crowned eagle, a mounted armored knight holding a sword and shield, known as Vytis, and the Michael the Archangel, representing Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Duchy of Ruthenia, respectively. 

Two-piece brass belt buckle with an insignia attached to the base with three copper rivets.
Very good condition, with signs of age and a beautiful patina. Stamped with unknown to us hallmarks on the bottom right corner on the back of the buckle. 

The January Uprising, the battle for national liberation, lasted from January 1863 to the autumn of 1864 on Polish, Lithuanian, Belarusian, and a part of Ukrainian lands. The direct cause of the uprising was an extensive plan of forced recruitment of youth into the Imperial Russian Army. The insurrectionists used guerilla tactics with fights taking place in the provinces. The uprising was heavily crushed. The answer of the tsarist authorities to the rebel were massive reprisals: participants of the uprising were exiled to Siberia, their properties were confiscated, and leaders of the rebel were executed. The autonomy of the Kingdom of Poland was removed and an intensive Russification of the Polish society started.

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