Poland, 100 zloty silver coin honoring Janusz Korczak

Object | Accession Number: 1992.58.2

Date: 1978 (issue)
Geography: issue : Warsaw (Poland)
Language: Polish
Classification: Exchange Media
Category: Money
Object Type: Commemorative coins (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joram Kagan

Physical Description: Coin encased within plastic square container. Obverse, the head of Janusz Korczak and around it is written, "Janusz Korczak 1878 - 1942." Reverse, Polish eagle in the center and written around it "Polska Rzeczposopolita Ludowa (Polish People's Republic) 100 zl., 1978."
Dimensions: overall : 1.260 in. (3.2 cm.)
Materials: overall : metal, plastic
Contributor: Issuer: Polish State Mint
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The coin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Joram Kagan.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
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