Bulawa

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For other uses, see Bulawa (disambiguation).
Hetman Jan Zamoyski in a crimson delia and blue silk żupan. Right hand holds a hetman's buława.
Hetman Jan Zamoyski in a crimson delia and blue silk żupan. Right hand holds a hetman's buława.

The bulawa (Polish: buława, Russian and Ukrainian: булава, bulava) was a ceremonial mace or baton carried by a hetman, an officer of the highest military rank (a Field or Grand Hetman of Poland and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), or the military head of a Cossack state. In Slavic languages, a bulava or bulawa is a mace or a club, in both the military and ceremonial senses.

Hetmans added an image of a buława to their coats of arms. Today the buława appears in the rank insignia of a Marshal of Poland, and is a symbol of the Presidency of Ukraine.

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Edward Rydz-Śmigły (right) receiving Marshal's buława from Polish President Ignacy Mościcki, Warsaw, November 10, 1936.

Coat of Arms of Polish Hetmans

Bulawa of Field Crown Hetman Marcin Kalinowski
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