1939 Czechoslovakia Freedom Medal - Bronze - NGC MS67

Code: MCFMB67

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Struck for the 1939 World’s Fair.

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Struck by the Medallic Art Co. of New York for the 1939 New York Worlds’ Fair.

Bronze struck medal with obverse depicting a male figure at center, in Czech national dress, bound to pillars with swastika; female with infant at left, child embracing man's waist at right; Prague's architectural landmarks, St. Vitus Cathedral and Charles bridges in background; inscription below city views: "PRAVDA", at left, and "ZVITEZI", at right; in exergue: "CZECHOSLOVAKIA"; legend in exergue: 'SHALL . BE . FREE. AGAIN." Reverse shows Czechoslovakian coat of arms of 1919-1939, adapted from a 20-korun coin.

This medal was issued for the former Czech consul H.T.Schwanda to protest the Nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia on March 15, 1939.

Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y."

* Certified NGC MS67

* Struck from Gilded Bronze

* Only 29 exist in all grades with none graded higher than MS67

* There is no known mintage figure for this medal, but given that there are only 29 that exist across all grades in the NGC Census, there aren’t that many around!

The obverse design features a male figure at center, in Czech national dress, bound to pillars with swastika; female with infant at left, child embracing man's waist at right; Prague's architectural landmarks, St. Vitus Cathedral and Charles bridges in background; inscription below city views: "PRAVDA", at left, and "ZVITEZI", at right; in exergue: "CZECHOSLOVAKIA"; legend in exergue: 'SHALL . BE . FREE. AGAIN."

The reverse depicts the Czechoslovakian coat of arms of 1919-1939, adapted from a 20-korun coin..

This medal was struck for the 1939 New York World’s Fair and was issued for the former Czech consul H.T.Schwanda to protest the Nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia on March 15, 1939.

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