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incredibly short period of five days beginning with a sketch and ending with the medal. That was the biggest world medal exhibited at Salon
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After the Second World War, he was regarded as the top researcher and constructor specialized in automation of the striking technology, mainly in techniques of cold striking, which were positively reviewed in abroad. This technology allowed minting a medal with a record diameter of 150 mm in an
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Anton Hám co-authored the all coins produced in Slovak
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Medailér a rytec Anton Hám a mincovňa v
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