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Medal - Witold Korsky Henryk II Pobożny
1985 yearBronze | 126.64 g | 69.7 mm |
Location | Poland |
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Period | Polish People's Republic (1952-1989) |
Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
Year | 1985 |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | 126.64 g |
Diameter | 69.7 mm |
Thickness | 4.55 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Updated | 2024-11-12 |
Numista | N#359987 |
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Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Centrally placed scene of the Battle of Legnica. On the left, Tatars, on the right, Polish knights. Under the fighting, the inscription . Above the fighting, the angel lifts the soul of Henry (bigger head) and the knights who fell with him to heaven.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
INVASIO MONGO
LORVM
PVGNA LIGNICEN
SIS
DVX POLONIE ET SIL • HENRICVS
PIUS MORTVS EST A•D•
MCCXLI
Translation:
Mongol invasion
fight near Legnica.
Prince of Poland and Silesia, Henry the Pious, was killed in the year of our Lord 1241.
Designer: Witold Korski
Edge
Plain