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RARE CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY Sold at the 1939 New York World's Fair to raise money for aid to occupied Czechoslovakia! Commemorative issue Czechoslovakia Occupation 1939 Obverse Man chained to pillars with swastikas and snakes being embraced by woman with baby and child. Cathedral, castle and bridge in background. Script: Latin Lettering: PRAVDA ZVÍTĒZI CZECHOSLOVAKIA SHALL • BE • FREE • AGAIN Designer: Mario Korbel Reverse Czechoslovakian arms Script: Latin Lettering: MARCH 15, 1939 REPUBLIKA CESKOSLOVENSKA Edge Plain with inscription Script: Latin Lettering: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. Mint Medallic Art Company, New York City, United States (1903-1972)