Lithuania Br Medal 1927 Klaipeda (Memel) uprising 1923 XF+

Watch this item

Lithuania. Medal 1927, 5th Anniversary of the Klaipeda (Memel) uprising 1923, by Petras Rimsa, Bronze 60 mm, weight 110,38 g., Condition XF+, A large and impressive medal for honourable service at the time. Very rare in this size

A commemorative very impressive medal (60 mm) in deep relief (in a 35 mm diameter variety with a ring for hanging on a ribbon). It was created in 1927 to honour those involved in reclaiming the city of Klaipėda (Memel) for Lithuania in 1923. The city was occupied by the Teutonic Knights in 1252 and was part of East Prussia until 1923. The Treaty of Versailles at the end of the First World War made the area a protectorate of the Allied States, but it was annexed by Lithuanian forces in 1923. In 1939, the city was reincorporated into Germany, but was returned to Lithuania in 1945. It is the only seaport in Lithuania of major economic importance. The medal was designed by Petras Rimša (1881-1961), widely regarded as one of Lithuania's leading sculptors and medallists, and the Huguenin Frères company of Le Locle, Switzerland, made 10,000 pieces in 1927 (60mm and 35mm).

Return form and return policy

Privacy policy