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Davenport New Member Germany 10 Posts	Posted 12/30/2016 05:05 am Can someone help me to identify this medal? On the back it is blank. I think it is a russian. Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 12/30/2016 07:23 am With that V2 Rocket and that heraldic eagle, I would say it is German or Polish. Testing of the V2 rocket was moved to Blizna, southern Poland after Peenemunde was bombed by the RAF. The manufacture of the medal may be post WW2, because during the war years, the V2 Rocket testing program was highly secret. The 'WAT' is of the Latin alphabet, not the Cyrillic (Russian) alphabet. Edited by sel_69l 12/30/2016 10:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54282 Posts	Posted 12/30/2016 08:07 am That is clearly the Polish Eagle Crest. WAT may stand for Wojskowa Akademia Technizina (Military University of Technology). Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
Anaximander Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 709 Posts	Posted 12/31/2016 05:06 am That eagle crest is of a design influenced by Soviet Russia. The eagle was crowned on earlier crests, but the crown was removed for ideological reasons by the Soviets, when Polish units were formed in the Soviet army during the later part of WW2. I suggest the medal is Polish during the communist bloc era. Report this Post to the Staff
Davenport New Member Germany 10 Posts	Posted 01/07/2017 05:43 am Thanks for your help. :) Report this Post to the Staff
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