Poland. Collection “Great Poles Distinguished for Independence,” 24 pcs, National Treasury, Gold-plated medals
All medals: Brass plated with 24-carat Gold (999/1000), diameter 34,0 mm, issued in 2018-2019, Condition UNC, each medal comes with a certificate of authenticity, elegant dedicated box
The collection includes 24 medals:
- Mieszko I - the first ruler of Poland,
- Bolesław Chrobry - the first crowned king of Poland,
- Kazimierz Wielki - the last king of Poland from the Piast dynasty,
- Sigismund II Augustus - the last king of Poland from the Jagiellonian dynasty,
- John III Sobieski - king of Poland,
- Tadeusz Kościuszko - national hero,
- Józef Piłsudski - First Marshal of Poland,
- Jan Henryk Dąbrowski - founder of the Polish Legions in Italy,
- Stefan Czarnecki - outstanding commander of the Polish army,
- Józef Haller - General of the Polish Army,
- Nicolaus Copernicus - outstanding Polish astronomer,
- Maria Skłodowska-Curie, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry,
- Henryk Sienkiewicz - the most outstanding Polish historical writer,
- Adam Mickiewicz – outstanding Polish poet,
- Stanisław Wyspiański – artist of many faces,
- Ignacy Jan Paderewski – outstanding composer and statesman,
- Fryderyk Chopin – poet of the piano,
- Józef Wybicki - author of the Polish national anthem,
- Jan Matejko - founder of the Polish school of historical painting,
- Władysław Reymont - Nobel Prize winner in literature,
- Karol Wojtyła - Pope John Paul II,
- Adam Jerzy Czartoryski - statesman, politician, patron of the arts,
- Stanisław Staszic - Polish Enlightenment activist,
- Roman Dmowski - politician, statesman, political journalist