Second Polish Republic Commemorative Medal: Poland to the United States, 1926 – Józef Aumiller, Picheta and Pająk Family Collection

A medal designed by Józef Aumiller and struck in an extremely limited edition of just 470 pieces. The obverse features the left-facing profiles of Tadeusz Kościuszko and Kazimierz Pułaski, beneath which appear the artist’s signature “J.AVMILLER” and the inscription “POLAND – TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.” The reverse is adorned with a bust of George Washington, surrounded by the English inscription “POLAND TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - 1776 - JVLY 4 - 1926.”
Diameter: 55 mm.
Overall condition as shown in the photos.
The items come from the collection of memorabilia belonging to the Pająk and Pichet families. These memorabilia belonged to Antoni Pająk, Prime Minister of the Polish Government-in-Exile; his daughter Czesława Pająk, who served with the YMCA attached to the Polish Army in the East; her husband Zdzisław Picheta, a soldier in the Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade, a participant in the Battle of Tobruk, and later a second lieutenant in the 3rd Carpathian Signal Battalion; and the father of Wacław, Henryk Piechota, who had been living in Palestine with his wife since 1942, subsequently served at the SBSK Reserve Center, and served as an officer in the Polish Army units in the Middle East.