Liberation of Belsen 70th Anniversary Memorial Medal

€70,808.00

Obverse description	Barbed wire to embody the horrors of the camps with a break of the wire link to symbolise a glow of hope. The lettering crosses the break in the barbed wire.
Obverse lettering	1945 LIBERATION
Obverse script	Latin
Reverse description	The name of the British liberators, the British 11th Armoured Division, the inscription set into the ground to suggest their viewpoint as they approached the camp. An eternal flame at the base of the coin, a symbol of everlasting remembrance.
Reverse lettering	THE BRITISH 11TH ARMOURED DIVISION LIBERATED BERGEN-BELSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP ON THE 15TH APRIL 1945 70TH ANNIVERSARY
Reverse script	Latin
Engraver	Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
Mintage	ND (2015) - -
Catalog ID	1688861830
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