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Obverse: Head of a male wearing oaken wreath turned to the right; inscription along the rim: LIBERTATI NON – DEFUIT UNQUAM. Signature below the neck: W‧OLESZCZYNSKI‧F‧
Reverse: Personification of Polonia in antique attire wearing a crown, leaning on the sarcophagus, holding a wreath in her right hand, left hand resting on a shield featuring national emblems of Poland and Lithuania. Inscription along the rim: PAOLO J R LAFAJETTE POLONIA MOERENS, across: OBIIT 20 MAII / 1834
Author: Władysław Oleszczyński (1808-1866)
Date and place of origin: Paris, 1834
Material: Bronze
Dimensions: dia. 50 mm
Inventory no.: N 93
January 21, 2019