The
Auschwitz Cross (Polish: Krzyż Oświęcimski) was a Polish decoration awarded to honour survivors of Nazi German
concentration camps, including Auschwitz (Auschwitz is a German name
for the Polish town Oświęcim, where the camps were built by Nazi
Germans).
The
award is a silver Greek cross with wide arms, 42×42 mm. The obverse
shows barbed wire and camp poles; the year 1939 on the left, and 1945 on
the right arm. In the center there is a red enameled triangle with the
letter P, as worn by Polish nationals imprisoned in the camps. The
reverse bears the inscription "PRL / WIĘŹNIOM / HITLEROWSKICH / OBOZÓW
KONCENTRACYJNYCH" ( Peoples Republic of Poland to prisoners of Nazi
concentration camps).
The Auschwitz Cross PRL - Krzyż Oświęcimski PRL + Rare Doc Of Award - original with barbwire design on the ring, original old type ribbon and box