Gold one-ounce medal Stories of Our History - Radio Free Europe proof

Gold one-ounce medal Stories of Our History - Radio Free Europe proof

Stock state
Sold out
Date of issue
April 2020
Mintage
100 pcs

The product can also be purchased directly in the stores of the Czech Mint

Stories of Our History

The Czech Mint dedicated the seventh gold medal weighing one troy ounce from the cycle “Stories of Our History” to Radio Free Europe.

The
totalitarian communist regime seized power in Czechoslovakia in 1948, and its leaders immediately began to decide what was the undeniable truth and what was pure hostile propaganda. A new radio station called Free Europe decided to take action against their lies three years later. Its mission was to spread uncensored and objective information. Communists were afraid of broadcasting and wanted to prevent its spread beyond the Iron Curtain. “What should such a government do when a free radio station began to disturb its carefully guarded illusion? Radio waves go past the cops, go over them, through them. So the government, which was disappointed in the cops, would call the musicians as the last option and tell them to prepare for the greatest performance and bring all the drums and trumpets they have. The Prague government is trying to interfere with our broadcasts by playing marches. And so we are facing each other: we who give you arguments and they who give you noise, ” said journalist Ferdinand Peroutka, who was one of the founders and the first director of czech broadcasting of Free Europe. The noise of marching music was gradually replaced by sophisticated jammers, but democratic thoughts still reached those who wanted to know the truth. The jammers ceased only in 1988, when the eastern block began to collapse…

The obverse side of the medal was processed by
MgA. Martin Dašek. It presents a map of Central Europe. Waves of Free Europe spread from german Munich. The reverse side is dominated by a portrait of Ferdinand Peroutka, who lights a pipe. The journalist is surrounded by an inscription: VOICES OF FREE CZECHOSLOVAKIA - FERDINAND PEROUTKA - FIRST DIRECTOR RFE.

Each of only
100 pieces of medals is hand-numbered on the edge and bears a special certificate of origin.

Specifications

Collectors set
Code
31426-631
Issuer
Czech mint
Author of the obverse
MgA. Martin Dašek
Author of the reverse
MgA. Martin Dašek
Numbered issue
Yes
Certificate
No
Fineness
999,9 / 1000
Weight
31.1 g
Diameter
37 mm
Packaging
Burgundy leather case
Capsule
Yes
Czech Mint
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