Category Archives: Bank of Poland

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Poland: New commemorative gold and silver coins remember the centenary anniversary of the birth of Saint John Paul II

The National Bank of Poland has issued (14th May) new gold and silver collector coins which are in observance of the centenary anniversary of the birth of Saint John Paul II. Remembered as the first-ever Polish Pontiff of the Holy See, John Paul II was the charismatic personality, who, for many in his homeland, hastened the end of communist control of the country

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Poland: New commemorative gold and silver coins remember the centenary anniversary of the birth of Saint John Paul II

The National Bank of Poland has issued (14th May) new gold and silver collector coins which are in observance of the centenary anniversary of the birth of Saint John Paul II. Remembered as the first-ever Polish Pontiff of the Holy See, John Paul II was the charismatic personality, who, for many in his homeland, hastened the end of communist control of the country

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Poland: New gold coin marks repatriation of gold reserves onto Polish soil

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The National Bank of Poland has released (18th December) new gold collector coins which highlight the National Bank’s repatriation of their pre-war gold reserves back onto Polish soil

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Poland: 140th anniversary of the founding of Krakow’s National Museum remembered on new silver Proof coin

The National Bank of Poland has issued new silver Proof crown coins in celebration of Krakow’s National Museum, which was founded 140 years ago. Established in 1879, under a resolution of the Kraków City Council, it is now the oldest and the largest Polish museum, which is known as the National Museum

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Poland: 140th anniversary of the founding of Krakow’s National Museum remembered on new silver Proof coin

The National Bank of Poland has issued new silver Proof crown coins in celebration of Krakow’s National Museum, which was founded 140 years ago. Established in 1879, under a resolution of the Kraków City Council, it is now the oldest and the largest Polish museum, which is known as the National Museum

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Poland: Commemorative banknote issued to honour centenary of first national currency

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The National Bank of Poland has released new commemorative banknotes which remember the country’s first currency issued just after the re-establishment of Polish independence following the conclusion of the First World War

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Poland: Decisive battle ensuring Polish sovereignty remembered on new silver Proof coins

The National Bank of Poland has issued (21st March) new collector coins which remember the centenary anniversary of a particular battle that would help make permanent Polish statehood a reality after the Great War. As the Polish State emerged from the ruins of three defeated and collapsed empires: German, Austro-Hungarian, and Russian, further fighting with Soviet Bolsheviks threatened to derail the newly claimed territory once part of a greater Polish-Lithuanian Grand Duchy

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Poland: Exquisite gold and silver coins issued in ongoing Historical Kings series, featuring Sigismund II Augustus

The National Bank of Poland have issued (7th December) two new coins in their ongoing and popular coin series entitled “The Treasures of Stanislaw August” which highlights the succeeding monarchs of the Polish state from the year 992 and the reign of King Bolesław Chrobry to the last Polish King Stanisław August Poniatowski, whose reign came to an end in 1795.
The 13th coin of this popular and continuing series focuses on Sigismund II Augustus (also known as Zygmunt II August), son of Zygmunt I and Bona Sforza d’Aragona, who was the last independent grand duke of Lithuania from 1529, and king of Poland

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Poland: Precursor to independence, National Committee, is celebrated on new silver coin

The National Bank of Poland have issued (15th November) a new coin which remembers the auspicious day when the establishment of Poland’s National Committee. The famed legislative body undertook the arrangements of the re-establishment of Polish independence after more than 146 years of partition

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Poland: Founding member of National Committee, Roman Dmowski, featured on new gold and silver coins

The National Bank of Poland have issued (8th November) two new coins which were minted in remembrance of Poland’s momentous day in November 1917 when an independent Polish state was on the road to being recognised after more than 146 years of living under the yoke of various European empires and kingdoms. Statesman Roman Dmowski played an important role in the organising of a National Committee that became the governing body which first saw recognition by the European powers as Poland’s legitimate representation before independence was formally recognised in November 1918

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Poland: “History of Polish Coins” series continues with recreation of extraordinary golden ducat of King Sigismund

The Bank of Poland have issued (12th July) a new coin which is part of their ongoing “History of Polish Coins” series. The latest coin focuses on the famed 100 ducats of Sigismund Vasa, and is selected to illustrate the history of Polish coinage in the first half of the 17th century

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