Henryk Flame „Bartek” [10]

Henryk Flame „Bartek”

Subject: The Enduring Soldiers Accursed by the Communists
Face value: 10 pln
Alloy: 925/1000 Ag
Diameter: 32 mm
Weight: 14.14 g
Finish: proof
Mintage: 10000 pcs
On the edge: smooth
Additional: pad printing
Date of issue: 2024-11-14
Issue price: 230 pln
The reverse of the coin carries the images of: Henryk Flame, “Bartek”, the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, a white-and-red flag with the symbol of Fighting Poland, and the inscriptions: “Zachowali się jak trzeba” (“They acted as they should”) and “1918–1947” (Bartek’s dates of birth and death).

Designer: Dobrochna Surajewska
In the central part of the coin – image of the coat of arms eagle established as the national emblem of the Republic of Poland. Below the left talon of the eagle – mint mark: m/w. Along the rim – issuing country: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA (the Republic of Poland). In the bottom part of the coin – face value: 10 zł, year of issue: 2024. In the background – stylized decorative surface: broken prison bars.

Designer: Dobrochna Surajewska

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Henryk Flame „Bartek”

Henryk Flame was born on 15 January 1918 in Fryštát in Zaolzie. At the Bielsko Industrial School, he obtained the profession of aircraft mechanic locksmith. In 1936, he volunteered for the army and enrolled at the Aviation NCO School for Minors in Bydgoszcz. He graduated in 1939 with the rank of corporal pilot, and was then assigned to the 123rd Fighter Squadron of the 2nd Air Force Regiment.

In the defence war, as a pilot of the 123rd Fighter Squadron assigned to the Pursuit Brigade, he defended the skies over Warsaw. On 1 September 1939, in the first air battle of the Second World War, in the vicinity of Zakroczym, Cpl. Flame’s plane was shot at while trying to shield his commanding officer. The pilot was forced to land.

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