Bulawa
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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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 Shoulder insignia of a Marshal of Poland. |
 Edward Rydz-Śmigły (right) receiving Marshal's buława from Polish President Ignacy Mościcki, Warsaw, November 10, 1936. |
 Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko holds a bulava while being sworn into office. |
 Coat of Arms of Polish Hetmans |
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