Medal Issued to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

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The obverse depicts the crowned eagle of the Polish Republic flanked by the date “1993” with the denomination curved below and the legend, “RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA” (Polish Republic) curved above. 

  • Medal Issued to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
  • Medal Issued to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Identifer: CJF-RFC2015070

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This medal was issued by Poland in 1993 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.  The coin was issued in the denomination of 300,000 zlotys and was minted by the Warsaw Mint.  It is made of .999 fine silver, weighs 1 troy ounce and has a diameter of 40 mm.  The mintage was limited to 30,000.  This coin, along with a coin issued by the State of Israel were the first coins issued to commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. 

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