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 of them!), and reproductions mirror the size and relief of the originals.

There’s a two-ounce silver and a two-ounce gold version, and the one you can see here is the 22nd of the 24 in the series. There’s one more king to come (in December), with the last issue, due next year, depicting Stanislaw August himself – a new creation for this series. For some time, we’ve had a Coin Series Profile of this range, so feel free to head on over there for images of all the prior issues, and the comprehensive, and interesting history the NBP provides for them.

LINKS: COIN SERIES PROFILE TO ‘STANISLAW AUGUST’