The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals (Part II)

POLAND, Budowa Kopca Józefa Piłsudskiego Sowiniec, Krakow [Construction of Józef Piłsudski's Mound], 1936, a light bronze medal by J. Bandura, female and girl advancing left, brandishing shovels, Polish eagle behind, rev. inverted shovel and legend, edge impressed 356, 50mm, 66.24g (Strzalkowski 789; cf. Wójcicki 13, 7551; cf. Niemczyk 25, 591). Very fine £30-£40

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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The Piłsudski Mound, containing the soil from over 4,000 battlefields dating back to the late 18th century on which Polish soldiers fought, dedicated to Józef Piłsudski (1867-1935) and the heroes of the struggle for independence of the republic of Poland, was completed on 9 July 1937. Construction had begun almost 3 years earlier; the Mound suffered under the rule of the communists and has undergone several renovations since