A rare medal made at the end of the internment of the 2nd Infantry Rifle Division in Switzerland. After the end of World War 2, soldiers of the 2nd DSP interned in Switzerland who failed to escape to the Polish Armed Forces in the West minted this medal to commemorate the regaining of freedom.
The obverse depicts a commemorative badge of the Infantry Rifle Division, with an inscription in three languages around it, "Internment in Switzerland - Internierung in der Schweiz, L'Internement en Suisse."
The reverse depicts two soldiers, one in uniform with a book in his hand (symbol of study) and the other in work clothes with a shovel in his hand (symbol of work).
The medal was designed by Zbigniew Bem and made by Huguenin Medailleurs SA in Le Locle in 1945.
Diameter: 52mm.
Overall condition as shown in the photos.
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