Poland 1937 10 zlotych

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1934-39 to commemorate the founder of independent Poland, Josef Pilsudski. The design, with its thuggish portrait of the statesman, inspired the Hindenburg commemorative issued in Nazi Germany in the 1930's.

Recorded mintage: 908,000.

Specification: 22 g, 0.750 fine silver, .530 troy oz ASW, 33 mm diameter, designed by Stanislaw Ostrowski.

Catalog reference: KM Y29, Dav-257.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1934 10 złotych, Rifle Corps
• 1936 2 złote, port of Gdynia
• 1936 5 złotych, port of Gdynia
• 1936 10 złotych
• 1938 grosz
• 1938 10 złotych
• Germany 1938-B 2 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1937
• return to coins of Poland