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Buława.
The Buława (Polish) or Bulava (Ukrainian Булава) was a ceremonial
mace or baton carried by a hetman, the highest military rank (Field and Great
Hetman) of Poland and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or the military
head of a Cossack state.
Hetmans added the picture of bulawa to their coat of arms. Today it
appears on the rank insignia of a Marshal of Poland,
and is a symbol of the Presidency of Ukraine.
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