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Medal with Polish eagle and ceriticate issued to former political prisoner

Object | Accession Number: 1996.25.2 a-b

Certificate with insignia issued by former political prisoners.

Date
issue:  1947 February 16
Classification
Military Insignia
Category
Medals
Object Type
Medals, Polish (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of George Shuflata

About This Object

Physical Description
a= insignia (medal) with eagle and "P" for Poland
b= certificate: typed card with attached to insignia (.2a); text reads: "Ist Lt. George J. Shuflata Jr. has received the memory mark of released political prisoners of the German concentration camps No. 1122 in a proof of the feelings and appriaciation [sic] of his work for the 4189 Polish Guard Company 'Kresowa'"
Dimensions
a: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
b: Height: 3.870 inches (9.83 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
Materials
overall : paper, ink, enamel paint, metal
Markings
in red ink, top right, ink stamp of Organisation of released political prisoners of the German Concentration cmaps; in red ink, circular ink stamp of same organization in English and Polish with "Mannheim Kafertal" in center
Signature
in black ink, lower right, by Jozef Barcz, President of the 80 Team
Inscription
in black ink, bottom right, "Heidelberg 16.2.1947"

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The award was donated to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by George Shuflata.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-09-12 14:03:13
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