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The obverse has the word “GETTO” in the center with barbed wire fencing on top and flames climbing to the top of the medal. In the lower right corner are a series of armed Jewish fighters (including an ethereal looking woman with flowing hair holding a rifle) surging forward. Above the fighters is “WARSZAWA 1943” (Warsaw 1943). The artist’s initials, “AW”, are located to the right of the Jewish fighters.
Identifer: CJF-RFC2015065
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Description
This medal was issued in Poland in 1983 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. It was issued in bronze and silvered bronze and is 69 mm in diameter. It was designed by Adam Wlodardzyk and was minted by the Ptain Mint in Poland.
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