Medal - The rose of Lidice (25th Anniversary of Massacre) 1967 front Medal - The rose of Lidice (25th Anniversary of Massacre) 1967 back
Medal - The rose of Lidice (25th Anniversary of Massacre) 1967 photo

Medal - The rose of Lidice 25th Anniversary of Massacre

1967 year
Gold plated bronze 27.27 g 38 mm
Description
Location
Czechoslovakia
Period
Socialist Republic (1960-1990)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1967
Composition
Gold plated bronze
Weight
27.27 g
Diameter
38 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#137279
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Solitary Rose under raised letters. This rose of Lidice commemorates the 25th Anniversary of Massacre of the Village of Lidice.

Script: Latin

Lettering: LIDICE

Comment

Lidice is a village in Czechoslovakia, which is in the Middle Bohemian region, district of Kladnoe. It's known for the criminal action of the Nazi regime of the SS on the 10th of June, 1942, where all men were brutally killed and the women were sent in concentration camps. The village of Lidice was burnt to the ground afterwards.