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Pin-up girls
The provocative images of confident beauties that adorned barracks, workshops, and the fuselages of bombers were not merely aesthetic decorations. Above all, they provided psychological support in an environment marked by constant stress, danger, and separation from home. They reminded the men of fun, romance, and the normal world for which they were risking their lives…
This is neither a coin nor a medal, but the first true silver bar minted directly at the Czech Mint. Its rectangular shape required the complex production of non-standard minting dies, which involved the use of a laser. The result is a combination of three production technologies – minting, engraving, and colouring.
