Medal Commemorating the Liberation of Auschwitz on January 27, 1945
caption:
Reverse: Legend in numerous languages, "Liberty". The date is when the Soviet army entered Auschwitz and liberated the more than 7,000 remaining prisoners who had not been taken away by the Nazi’s on the Death March.
Identifer: CJF R 0003
Medium
Bronze
Topics
Auschwitz; Victory & Liberation Medals
Collections
Holocaust Medals, Plaques, Tokens & Pins, Auschwitz Medals, Plaques, Tokens & Pins, Cincinnati Judaica Fund Research Collection
Description
This Bronze medal was designed by by Mieczyslaw Stobierski
History: A similar medal was offered in William M. Rosenblum’s Rare Coins 2007 Mailbid sale, item 971.
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