101932 | CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Gaia/Preservation of the Beskids oval bronze Medal.

101932  |  CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Gaia/Preservation of the Beskids oval bronze Medal. Issued circa 1990 (90mm x 70mm, 278.34 g, 12h). By Š. Lumír.

 

Female figure (Gaia/Elf/Personification of the Beskids) standing facing, raising up hands in protest; rich vegetation in background; radiant sun above / PRO BESKYDY, towering plant in full bloom, with numerous ferns around. Edge: Plain.

 

Gem Mint State. Bronze surfaces, with a great matte nature. Quite rare and interesting, and includes the original box of issue.

 

A mountain range in the Carpathians, the Beskids stretch from the Czech Republic in the west and along the borders of Poland and Slovakia, all the way to Ukraine in the east. Historically, they served as the border between the Kingdoms of Hungary and Poland.

 

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