Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland

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Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland
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Type Medal
DescriptionØ 40 mm
Country Poland
Presented by Polish Council of State
EligibilityCivilian award
StatusNo longer awarded
EstablishedMay 12, 1954
First awardedJuly 22, 1954
Last awardedJuly 22, 1955
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Related Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland
Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland

The Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland (Polish: Medal 10-lecia Polski Ludowej) is a former Polish civil state award established by the Council of State on 23 May 1954 to recognize services to the state.

It was created to mark the tenth anniversary of the post-World War II establishment of communist Poland, identified with the PKWN Manifesto of 22 July 1944.

The medal was awarded between 22 July 1954 and 22 July 1955. It was disestablished in 1992. [1]

It was designed by Polish sculptor Józef Gosławski. [2]

Similar medals were later established to mark the 30th anniversary (in 1974) and 40th anniversary (in 1984) of "People's Poland".

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References

  1. "Przepisy wprowadzające ustawę o orderach i odznaczeniach, uchylające przepisy o tytułach honorowych oraz zmieniające niektóre ustawy". Dziennik Ustaw (in Polish). Kancelaria Sejmu RP. 16 October 1992. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. Rudzka, Anna (2009). Józef Gosławski. Rzeźby, monety, medale (in Polish). Warszawa: Alegoria. p. 206. ISBN   978-83-62248-00-1.