Israel - Sculptural Medal “Freedom of Man” - 50 Years Since the Liberation of the Death Camps - 1995 - Silver 925 ...

Israel - Sculptural Medal “Freedom of Man” - 50 Years Since the Liberation of the Death Camps - 1995 - Silver 925, 180g (approx. 166.7g pure silver, 5.36 oz), 59 mm An impressive sculptural medal issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the extermination camps and the end of World War II, honoring the memory of Holocaust victims and the triumph of human freedom and survival. Obverse: At the center stands a soldier carrying a liberated concentration camp survivor on his shoulders. In the background appear the Statue of Liberty and the New York skyline. Around the rim are the inscriptions “LIBERATION” and “שחרור” (“Liberation”). Reverse: A globe appears at the center, surrounded by the phrase “Freedom of Man” in Hebrew, English, French, Russian, and Polish. The number 50 marks the jubilee anniversary of the liberation of the extermination camps. A deeply sculptural and symbolic medal expressing the transition from oppression to freedom and the universal significance of Holocaust remembrance.