POLAND: Original, VintageRodło Medal Polish People\'s Republic (PRL)
Asilvered metal about 36 mm indiameter, theRodło Medal wasestablished April 18, 1985. It is to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the victoryover Nazi Germany and the return of western and northern territories to Poland.It was awarded between 1985 and 1990 to surviving members ofthe Union of Poles in Germany and related organizations who worked to preservePolish national identity before and during WWII and individuals who contributedto the post-war reconstruction and integration of western and northern Polishlands.
The obverse has the Rodło symbol (representing the VistulaRiver with Cracow) overlaid with a Piast eagle, surrounded by the inscription: “NIERZUCIM ZIEMI SKĄD NASZ RÓD” (We will not abandon the land from which wecome). The reverse shows a symbolic mapof Poland, the monogram of the Polish People’s Republic (PRL), the coats ofarms of Silesia, Pomerania, and Warmia-Mazuria, and the inscription: “Bojownikom- Budowniczym Polskości” (\"To the Warriors and Builders of PolishIdentity\").
From my personal collection. The one pictured is the one you will receive.
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