Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
1950
1956.7
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Czechoslovakia Freedom Medal
Title
Czechoslovakia Freedom Medal
Date
1939
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
diameter: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description
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.
Object Number
INV.3891
Marks
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y."
Gallery Label
This medal was issued for the former Czech consul H.T.Schwanda to protest the Nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia on March 15, 1939.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
