Raoul Wallenberg

Bronze Tombac, 59.0 mm, 17 gr

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11472590
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Issuing Year 2003
Material Bronze
Fineness Tombac
Weight 98 gr
Diameter 59.0 mm
Max Mintage Unavailable Info
Design Igal Gabay

RAOUL WALLENBERG,Official Medal 5763/2003
1st in the "VISAS FOR LIFE" Series
Commemorating the Diplomats designated as "Righteous Among the Nations"

The rescue of Jews during the Holocaust sheds a few rays of light on the most horrific chapter in the History of the Jewish People. A handful of diplomats, designated as the "Righteous Among the Nations", secretly issued "Visas for Life", saving the lives of tens of thousands. They came from various countries and risked not only their professional careers, but their lives as well, often working against government policies in order to save others. The most renowned of these diplomats was Raoul Wallenberg, born in 1912 to an affluent, aristocratic Swedish family. In 1944, he began issuing protective passports to the Jews of Budapest, identifying them as Swedish subjects, and saved more than 25,000 lives.
Wallenberg was last seen on January 17, 1945 as he was taken into the custody by Soviet soldiers. After ten years of denial and following the death of Stalin, the Soviet government admitted that Wallenberg had been imprisoned and that he died of a heart attack in 1946. In 1966, the Government of Israel declared Wallenberg as one of the "Righteous Among the Nations" and in 1981, the U.S. Congress awarded him honorary American citizenship. This official medal is an expression of sincere gratitude to the man who saved the lives of tens of thousands.

Obverse: Portrait of Raoul Wallenberg; inscription "RAOUL WALLENBERG – SWEDEN" along the upper border and "Raoul Wallenberg" in Hebrew along the lower border.

Reverse:Signature of Raoul Wallenberg, the crowns of the Swedish national emblem; diplomatic seal of Wallenberg, inscription "VISAS FOR LIFE" in Hebrew around the right-hand border and in English along the left-hand border; "BUDAPEST 1944-45", around the lower border.

Edge:Israel State Emblem, "STATE OF ISRAEL" in Hebrew on the right and in English on the left, serial number and metal.

Designer:Igal Gabay

Engraving: Tidhar Dagan Hecht Products.

Mint: Israel

Issue Name: Raoul Wallenberg

Series Name: Righteous Among the Nations


Catalog SKU Condition Diameter Issue Price Issuing Year Material Quantity Weight
11472590 59.0 mm Unavailable Info 2003 Bronze Tombac Unavailable Info 98 gr
21472500 50.0 mm x 2003 Silver/999 499 60 g