Medal - Witold Korsky (Henryk II Pobożny) 1985 front Medal - Witold Korsky (Henryk II Pobożny) 1985 back
Medal - Witold Korsky (Henryk II Pobożny) 1985 photo
© Münzen auf Münze

Medal - Witold Korsky Henryk II Pobożny

1985 year
Bronze 126.64 g 69.7 mm
Description
Location
Poland
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
References
Numista
N#359987
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