Poland – Baby’s First Coins – (10) Coins + Medal – 2010 – Presentation Folder – COA – Issued by the Polish Mint (Mennica Polska) in 2008, this set includes 10 circulation coins in Brilliant Uncirculated condition plus a “Good Luck” medal that features the Grey Seal on one side and a four-leaf clover on the other side. Comes in a beautiful presentation folder as shown with a Certificate of Authenticity.
The Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of horned owl resident in much of Europe and Asia. The Eagle Owl is a very large and powerful bird, only slightly smaller than the Golden Eagle. It is the largest species of owl with a wingspan of up to seven feet. Adults can weigh in excess of eight pounds, in comparison the common Barn Owl weighs about a pound. It mainly feeds on small mammals but will take prey up to the size of foxes and young deer. It will also take many other birds including other birds of prey. It is largely nocturnal and is found in mountains and forests with cliffs and rocky areas. It usually nests on cliff ledges. They live for around twenty years although like many other bird species in captivity they can live much longer, perhaps up to sixty years. The Eagle Owl’s scientific name comes from its deep booming call. Named for their call the Bubo bubo owl ranges from throughout Europe across Russia to its Pacific coast, South to Iran and Pakistan and into China and the Koreas. Would make a nice gift for any collectors of wildlife 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.
Poland – Duke Kazimierz I Odnowiciel – Reeded Edge – 50 Zlotych – 1980 – Proof – Y117
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.
The weaving of the harvest wreath (called the “crop”) and a procession taking the wreath to the festival host (the squire, the best farmer in the village, priest, village administrator, district or province governor or even the president of Poland). This was the most distinctive, solemn and spectacular part of the harvest festival. The harvest festival – albeit in a slightly altered form – has survived to the present day as a great crop feast and the holiday of all farmers. This coin celebrates the Harvest Festival. Minted in 2004, it has a 20 Zlotych denomination and features a procession in folk costumes bearing crops below a semicircular inscription, DOZYNKI (Harvest Festival) on the reverse.
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