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Goslawski, Jozef and Wanda, VII Wiekow Warszawy, Poland, $35
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$35, Contact: jwbirks@hotmail.com
Photo by John Birks
Bronze, 63.6 mm x 62.7 mm, 113 g
Reverse: VII Wiekow Warszawy (VII ages of Warsaw)
The following information about this medal was provided by the polish medallic artist Ewa Olszewska-Borys:
The medal was struck in the State Mint in Warsaw in 1964 in bronze and silvered bronze.
1964 - number of edited medals unknown
1974 - 500 copies in silvered bronze
1981 - 300 in silvered bronze, 200 in bronze
1983 - 300 in silvered bronze, 200 in bronze
Jozef Jan Goslawski (1908-1963) was an outstanding Polish sculptor and medallist. He designed the medal probably in 1963. After Goslawski's death, his wife Wanda sculptured the medal according to his drawing. Wanda is also a sculptor but now inactive because of her age.
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