Poland's national bank has a fine portfolio of coins taking inspiration from this Central European nation's long and eventful past. At times a major European power, Poland also has a significant history in the world of numismatics. A fine example of this is one of our all-time favourite series, Treasures of Stanislaw August, and another is this [...]
A long-running series from the National Bank of Poland, 'Enduring Soldiers Accursed by the Communists' is a celebration of the freedom fighters that gave their lives fighting the Soviet Union immediately after the end of the Second World War. Today sees the issue of the 17th coin in the series - Zygmunt Szendzielarz 'Lupaszka'. Each half-ounce sterling [...]
A long-running series at the Narodowy Bank (National Bank of Poland), its full title is The Enduring Soldiers Accursed by the Communists, and it remembers the soldiers in Poland that continued the fight against the Communists after the Second World War. Surprisingly, few have much knowledge of this period, which was mainly clouded by the celebrations [...]
In our view, one of the finest numismatic series of the last few years, the National Bank of Poland's 'Treasures of Stanislaw August' reproduces a series of medallions commissioned by the Polish King at the time, Stanisław August Poniatowski. They feature a selection of kings and queens of Poland, with a few notable exceptions (he didn't like some [...]
The National Bank of Poland offers a set of six silver coins reproducing the nations current circulating banknotes Money is always a popular theme on money, with some excellent modern numismatic series available today, that pay homage to the past. Possibly the finest of them, CIT's 'Numismatic Icons' series, is a cutting-edge example, but there are [...]
First deployed on 16 May 1991, the Polish Border Guard is tasks with securing the territorial integrity of this Central European nation. Few nations in Europe have had the tumultuous history that Poland has, not just through the 20th century, but for hundreds of years before that. The land and sea border of Poland is currently 3,511 km in [...]
Just a heads up that the latest issue in the fascinating, if over-named 'The Enduring Soldiers Accursed by the Communists' from the National Bank of Poland is now out. The half-ounce sterling silver series has been running since 2017 and is struck to a proof finish with just a simple red highlight on the reverse face. The [...]
The National Bank of Poland's 'Treasures of Stanislaw August series, in progress since 2013, kicks off the banks numismatic program for 2021 in fine style. We're huge admirers of these medallions (they carry no denomination) and they do what numismatics excel at - bringing national history to life. These are straight reproductions of late 18th century originals [...]
As well as the Enduring Soldiers series we looked at earlier today, another long-running favourite of the National Bank of Poland, 'Treasures of Stanislaw August' has also seen a new addition. In this case, it is the 17th of 24 coins that make up this beautiful series. They are quite unique in being reproductions of an actual [...]
A quick heads-up that the latest coin in the National bank of Poland's long-running 'Enduring Soldiers Accursed by the Communists' is now available. We've been following this series for some time, including a Coin Series Profile, not because they are boundary-pushing coins, or even anything particularly unusual numismatically, but because the subject matter is so compelling. The [...]
