▁( the ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile ▁of ▁the ▁Bel arus ian ▁Democratic ▁Republic ) ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁republic ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁The ▁medal ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 3 0 ▁activ ists , ▁polit icians ▁and ▁research ers ▁in ▁Bel arus ▁and ▁abroad . ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁The ▁ob verse ▁features ▁the ▁P ah onia , ▁the ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁Bel arus ian ▁Democratic ▁Republic , ▁and ▁the ▁ins cription ▁ ▁( ). ▁The ▁reverse ▁features ▁the ▁ins cription ▁ ▁() ▁with ▁o ak ▁branches ▁and ▁the ▁Cross ▁of ▁Saint ▁Eu ph ros y ne . ▁The ▁rib bon ▁is ▁white ▁with ▁a ▁red ▁stri pe ▁separated ▁by ▁thin ▁black ▁lines . ▁ ▁Re cip ients ▁▁ ▁Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁medal ▁include : ▁ ▁J ury ▁Tur on ak , ▁historian ▁and ▁activ ist ▁of ▁the ▁Bel arus ian ▁minor ity ▁in ▁Poland ▁ ▁Z ian on ▁Paz nia k , ▁politician , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Bel arus ian ▁Popular ▁Front ▁and ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁President ▁of ▁Bel arus ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁election ▁ ▁Natal ya ▁Rad ina , ▁journalist ▁ ▁U ład z imir ▁Ar ł ou , ▁writer ▁and ▁historian ▁ ▁Stefan ▁Erik sson , ▁former ▁Swedish ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Bel arus ▁ ▁Michael ▁K oz ak , ▁former ▁US ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Bel arus ▁ ▁Daniel ▁V .