Medal Issued to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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The reverse depicts 13 arms and hands of adults and children, some with clenched fists and some with open hands, all reaching above a broken wall of the Ghetto. Three of the arms have engraved Stars of David on them. The legend “50 ROCZNICA POWSTANIA W GETCIE WARSZAWSKIM” (50th Anniversary of Uprising in Warsaw Ghetto) is curved around the upper rim. On one of the bricks of the wall are the artist’s initials.
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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