Leap into Freedom – Berlin 1961 (B-030)

On 15 August 1961, nineteen-year-old East German policeman Conrad Schumann jumped over a barbed-wire barrier into West Berlin. The Berlin Wall was only beginning to take shape, and photographer Peter Leibing captured the split second when uncertainty became a decision. This design recalls the famous “Leap into Freedom”: one young man in motion, the border beneath him and the divided city watching. It remains a powerful image of fear, courage and the human desire to choose one’s own future.

Product details:
• Material: Natural beech wood
• Diameter: 6.5 cm
• Thickness: 1.5 cm
• Back: Magnet with integrated bottle opener
• Design: Conrad Schumann’s leap over the Berlin border wire in 1961