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Poland’s Central Bank Puts New Collectors’ Coin Into Circulation, but Its Value Differs from Its Face Value
🇵🇱 Poland /Economy & Trade

Poland’s Central Bank Puts New Collectors’ Coin Into Circulation, but Its Value Differs from Its Face Value

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The National Bank of Poland began selling the silver collectors’ coin "Halina Konopacka: In the Service of the Homeland" on September 1.
  • The coin commemorates Poland’s first Olympic champion, who also helped evacuate the Bank of Poland’s gold during World War II.

A new silver collectors’ coin commemorating Halina Konopacka went on sale in Poland on September 1 through the National Bank of Poland.

The coin, titled "Halina Konopacka: In the Service of the Homeland," honors Poland’s first Olympic champion. Its collectors’ value differs from its face value.

Konopacka is also remembered for her role during World War II, when she took part in evacuating the Bank of Poland’s gold. The coin links her sporting achievement with that wartime episode.

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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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