The National Bank of Poland (NBP) has released a historical and exceptionally well designed coins commemorating the 65th anniversary of the 1943 Jewish Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
The 20-zlotys coins depict the Star of David against a brick wall backdrop on the reverse and a tree, and the other side will show loose bricks and flames surrounding the Polish eagleWarsaw Ghetto Uprising and anniversary comments In April of 1943, several hundred Jews with home-made arms and weapons held off the heavily armed and well-trained German army for nearly a month within the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland.
The resistance fought, and eventually lost, in their efforts to prevent the eradication of the ghetto. It was the single largest revolt by the Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.
Additional Info
Year | 2008 |
Metal Content | 28.28g |
Denomination | $20 |
Purity | 0.925 |
Condition | Proof |
Country | Poland |
Mintage | 145,000 |
Diameter (mm) | 38.61 |