DescriptionUnicef International Year of the Child 1979 German Silver Medal, obverse.jpg
English: Unicef International Year of the Child 1979 German Silver Medal
Medallion d. = 40 mm. 35.05 g Ag 0.999 fine Silver
UNESCO proclaimed 1979 as the International Year of the Child. A follow-up to the 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the proclamation was intended to draw attention to problems that affected children throughout the world, including malnutrition and lack of access to education.
The Year of the Child logo / Around 4 rows of 24 icons of a child: "· INTERNATIONALES JAHR DES KINDES 1979 · UNICEF ·"
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