Poland – Lesser Horseshoe Bat – 2 Zlote – 2010 – Nordic Gold – BU
This note is listed in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money as Pick-173a
Marmots are members of the genus Marmota, in the rodent family of squirrels. Marmots are generally large ground squirrels. Those most often referred to as marmots tend to live in mountainous areas such as the Sierra Nevadas in the United States or the European Alps. Marmots typically live in burrows, and hibernate there through the winter. Most marmots are highly social, and use loud whistles to communicate with one another, especially when alarmed. Interestingly, marmots, rather than rats, were the primary carriers of the Bubonic plague during several historic outbreaks, but the rats got the blame.
On January 28th, 2004 the National Bank of Poland issued this 2 Zlote Nordic Gold coin as part of the “Animals of the World” series. Featured on this coin is the Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena L.), a marine mammal and the only species of cetaceans living in the Baltic Sea. Would make a nice gift for any collectors of wildlife or world coins.
The XXVIII Olympics were held in Australia in 2000, and world coins from many nations were issued to mark the event. This particular piece features runners. Would make a nice gift for collectors of Olympic or world coins.
The clipper design on the reverse of this coin is an elegant rendering of the reverse of a 1936 5 Zlotych coin which was issued in that year to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Gdynia Seaport. The obverse depicts another Clipper, the training ship Dar Pomorza. Would make a nice gift for collectors of ship or world coins.
Of course Poland has to have a soccer Crown. The enthusiasm for European integration in this former Warsaw Pact linch-pin does nothing but pale in comparison to their fanatic embrace of world football. This Nordic Gold, 2 Zloty Crown shows Poland, not in its rightful geographical perspective in Europe, but located dead center on a soccer ball. Now there’s a commitment to Polish and “world” soccer. If you are a soccer fan, or a collector of world coins with a niche open for sports-related world coins then this simple yet brazen world coin belongs in your collection.
Poland – Peregrine Falcon – 2 Zlote – 2008 – Brilliant Uncirculated – Nordic Gold
This note is listed in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money as Pick-174a
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