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. The coin is produced […]
Renowned Polish Artist and His Work Featured on New Rectangular Silver Coin
The Bank of Poland has issued a new coin honoring the life and work of artist Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski, whose paintings depicted ordinary life in the Polish countryside of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Suwałki, Poland on October 11, 1849, Wierusz-Kowalski received his education in the Warsaw Drawing Class and at the Academy […]
