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  • 50 Kwacha 2010, Malawi, 65th Anniversary of Great Patriotic War Victory (1941-1945)
  • 50 Kwacha 2010, Malawi, 65th Anniversary of Great Patriotic War Victory (1941-1945)
Description

The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland and other Allies, which encompassed Northern, Southern and Central and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. It has been known as the Great Patriotic War in the former Soviet Union and in modern Russia.

The battles on the Eastern Front constituted the largest military confrontation in history. They were characterized by unprecedented ferocity, wholesale destruction, mass deportations, and immense loss of life due to combat, starvation, exposure, disease, and massacres. Of the estimated 70 million deaths attributed to World War II, over 30 million, many of them civilian, occurred on the Eastern Front. The Eastern Front was decisive in determining the outcome of the European portion of World War II, eventually serving as the main reason for the defeat of Nazi Germany. It resulted in the destruction of the Third Reich, the partition of Germany for nearly half a century and the rise of the Soviet Union as a military and industrial superpower.

Obverse

Depicts the coat of arms of Malawi dividing the date, country name in Chichewa above, metal, purity and denomination below.

Malawi's coat of arms is based on Nyasaland's earlier heraldic arms. It features a shield supported by a lion and a leopard, standing on a representation of Mount Mulanje. The shield is divided into three parts: wavy lines symbolizing water, a central stripe with a lion representing strength, and a rising sun, symbolizing hope and new beginnings. Above the shield is a fish eagle in front of a rising sun, symbolizing freedom. The scroll below the shield bears the national motto, "Unity and Freedom," reflecting Malawi's goals of harmony and independence.

REPUBLIC OF MALAŴI
20 10
UNITY AND FREEDOM
AG 999/1000
50 KWACHA

Reverse

Depicts the Motherland Calls monument dividing red carnation flowers at the right and the Order of the Patriotic War at the left, colored banner below with dates of the war year of beginning and of finish and the inscription of the occasion in Russian above meaning "Victory Day".

The Order of the Patriotic War (Russian: Орден Отечественной войны) is a Soviet military award given to soldiers, security forces, and partisans for heroic acts during the German-Soviet War, also called the Great Patriotic War.

The Motherland Calls is the centerpiece of the "Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" monument in Volgograd, Russia. Designed in the Soviet socialist realist style by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and engineer Nikolai Nikitin, it was the tallest statue in the world when completed in 1967. Standing 85 meters (279 feet) tall, it remains the tallest statue of a woman and the tallest in Europe outside of Asia.

ДЕНЬ ПОБЕДЫ
ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННАЯ ВОЙНА
1941 - 1945

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.999
Weight 20 g
Diameter 40 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal

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