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ادوات السجل العروض	Auschwitz Cross إزالة من الاختيار ضف للاختيار رقم الكائنM2017/004 العنوانAuschwitz Cross الوصفInstituted on 14 March 1985, the Auschwitz Cross was issued by the Polish government and awarded to honour survivors of Nazi German concentration camps, including but not limited to Auschwitz. The red enameled triangle with the letter P symbolises Polish nationals imprisoned in the camps. This medal takes the form of a cross, with the obverse depicting barbed wire and camp poles. The letter P stands in an inverted red triangle in the middle. The year 1939 is shown on the left arm, 1945 on the right. Inscribed on the reverse is “RP / WIEŹIOM / HITLEROWSKICH / OBOZÓW KONCENTRACYJNYCH” translating to the “People’s Republic of Poland to prisoners of Nazi concentration camps”. The “RP” indicates the medals circulation as post- 1989. The medal ribbon has vertical blue and white strips. It is not known to whom this medal belongs as there is no accompanying provenance. التاريخ 1989 الموضوعmemorials, survivors, non-Jewish victims اسم الكائنmedals مادةsilver, enamel, silk الأبعاد Cross length: 42.00 mm Cross height: 42.00 mm Cross/ribbon height: 105.00 mm اللغة Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Graham Wilson

رقم الكائنM2017/004

العنوانAuschwitz Cross

الوصفInstituted on 14 March 1985, the Auschwitz Cross was issued by the Polish government and awarded to honour survivors of Nazi German concentration camps, including but not limited to Auschwitz. The red enameled triangle with the letter P symbolises Polish nationals imprisoned in the camps.

This medal takes the form of a cross, with the obverse depicting barbed wire and camp poles. The letter P stands in an inverted red triangle in the middle. The year 1939 is shown on the left arm, 1945 on the right. Inscribed on the reverse is “RP / WIEŹIOM / HITLEROWSKICH / OBOZÓW KONCENTRACYJNYCH” translating to the “People’s Republic of Poland to prisoners of Nazi concentration camps”. The “RP” indicates the medals circulation as post- 1989. The medal ribbon has vertical blue and white strips.

It is not known to whom this medal belongs as there is no accompanying provenance.

التاريخ 1989

الموضوعmemorials, survivors, non-Jewish victims

اسم الكائنmedals

مادةsilver, enamel, silk

الأبعاد

اللغة

Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Graham Wilson

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