The National Bank of Poland has issued two new coins which remember the 150th anniversary of birth of one of Poland’s most hallowed authors, Stefan Zeromski (1864 – 1925).
Stefan Zeromski Gold Coin
His extraordinary gift for compassion, his open-mindedness, and the dramatic plots of his books won him a loyal following. Zeromski was known as “the conscience of Polish literature” and there was some surprise when fellow Pole Wladyslaw Reymont won the Nobel Prize in 1924, with many feeling that Zeromski was the more deserving candidate.
The coins, one gold and silver are produced by the Mint of Poland in Warsaw. The gold coin is designed by artist Dominika Karpińska-Kopiec and the silver coin designed by artist Robert Kotowicz.
Stefan Zeromski Silver Coin
The gold coin includes a contemporary portrait facing three quarters towards the left with the author’s name in bold letters just below along with the years of Zeromski’s birth and death.
The reverse includes the national insignia of the crowned eagle encircled in the author’s more well-known literary works & titles in text.
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