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Medal - Bleiburg
| Location | Yugoslavia |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | A densely composed allegorical scene in high relief depicting a large human skull at centre, surrounded by a mass of human figures, evoking scenes of death and suffering. In the upper field, a landscape with trees, hills, and buildings is rendered in low relief, with the legend BLEIBURG inscribed to the right. The overall composition commemorates the Bleiburg massacre and its victims. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Plain field bearing an italic multi-line poetic inscription in Croatian in raised relief, attributed to poet Vinko Nikolić, referencing Bleiburg and Croatian national suffering. The mint name EMEN ZAGREB appears in small capitals at the lower exergue. |
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