Established in 2011, it is awarded by the Head of the Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression.

The Pro Patria Medal is awarded by the Head of the Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression based upon an application with documentation from veteran and victim of oppression groups.

The obverse depicts a crowned Polish Eagle sitting atop a sabre crossed with a war scythe.

The date 1768 represents the year of the Bar Confederation, the first rebellion to restore an independent Poland.

Around the edge is the inscription URZAD DO SPRAW KOMBATANTOW I OSOB REPRESJONOWANYCH (Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression).