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| − | This specimen was lot 23566 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $120. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Poland|POLAND]]. 2 Zlotych, 1936. NGC MS-64. Struck to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Gdynia Seaport. A gorgeous specimen with brilliant, sparkling cartwheel luster on both sides." When the boundaries of Poland were drawn at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, the port of Gdansk (Danzig) was not included. Accordingly, the Polish government developed a second port, Gdynia, a few miles away. A five zlotych ([[Poland 1936 5 zlotych KM-Y31|KM Y31]]) was issued on the same occasion. Another two zlote (KM Y27) also exists for 1936. | + | This specimen was lot 23566 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $120. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Poland|POLAND]]. 2 Zlotych, 1936. NGC MS-64. Struck to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Gdynia Seaport. A gorgeous specimen with brilliant, sparkling cartwheel luster on both sides." When the boundaries of Poland were drawn at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, the port of Gdansk (Danzig) was not included. Accordingly, the Polish government developed a second port, Gdynia, a few miles away. A five zlotych ([[Poland 1936 5 zlotych KM-Y31|KM Y31]]) was issued on the same occasion. Another two zlote ([[Poland 1936 2 zlote KM-Y27|KM Y27]]) also exists for 1936. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,918,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,918,000. | ||
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* [[Poland 1933 2 zlote|1933 2 złote]] | * [[Poland 1933 2 zlote|1933 2 złote]] | ||
* [[Poland 1933 10 zlotych Y-24|1933 10 złotych, Traugutt]] | * [[Poland 1933 10 zlotych Y-24|1933 10 złotych, Traugutt]] | ||
| + | * [[Poland 1936 2 zlote KM-Y27|1936 2 złote, Josef Piłsudski]] | ||
* [[Poland 1936 5 zlotych KM-Y31|1936 5 złotych, port of Gdynia]] | * [[Poland 1936 5 zlotych KM-Y31|1936 5 złotych, port of Gdynia]] | ||
| − | * [[Poland 1936 10 zlotych|1936 10 zlotych]] | + | * [[Poland 1936 10 zlotych|1936 10 zlotych, Josef Piłsudski]] |
* [[Poland 1937 10 zlotych|1937 10 złotych, Josef Piłsudski]] | * [[Poland 1937 10 zlotych|1937 10 złotych, Josef Piłsudski]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1936]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1936]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:19, 6 February 2026
This specimen was lot 23566 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "POLAND. 2 Zlotych, 1936. NGC MS-64. Struck to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Gdynia Seaport. A gorgeous specimen with brilliant, sparkling cartwheel luster on both sides." When the boundaries of Poland were drawn at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, the port of Gdansk (Danzig) was not included. Accordingly, the Polish government developed a second port, Gdynia, a few miles away. A five zlotych (KM Y31) was issued on the same occasion. Another two zlote (KM Y27) also exists for 1936.
Recorded mintage: 3,918,000.
Specification: 4.4 g, 0.750 fine silver, 22 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-Y30.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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