The Statute by Łaski [10]

500th Anniversary of the Publication of the Statute by Łaski

Subject: no
Face value: 10 pln
Alloy: 925/1000 Ag
Diameter: 32 mm
Weight: 14.14 g
Finish: proof
Mintage: 57000 pcs
On the edge: smooth
Additional: no
Date of issue: 2006-11-06
Issue price: 54 pln
In the central part, a stylised image of a fragment of woodcut representing the King Aleksander Jagiellończyk (Alexander Jagiellon) sitting on a throne and the Chancellor Jan Łaski holding the Statute and a seal die. Above the throne a semicircular inscription, 500-LECIE WYDANIA STATUTU ŁASKIEGO (500th anniversary of the publication of the Statute by Łaski). On the rim, stylised images of 23 coats of arms of: state, fiefdoms and lands encompassed in the Kingdom of Poland.

Designer: Roussanka Nowakowska
On the right side, an image of the Eagle established as the State Emblem of the Republic of Poland, on the left side, an image of a pair of scales. Below, a stylised image of a book with a hanging seal attached and an inscription, 10 ZŁ. Above the Eagle and a pair of scales, a notation of the year of issue, 2006. At the top, a semicircular inscription, RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA. The Mint's mark, m/w, under the Eagle's left leg.

Designer: Roussanka Nowakowska

Shopping price comparison

If you want to have presented all the names of shops purchase subscription.

Auction and shop prices

If you want to have presented graphs auction prices purchase subsription.

Catalogue prices

If you want to have presented chart of catalog prices purchase subscription.

Statistics of investment

If you want to have the data presented in this chapter purchase subscription.

Assistant of investment

If you want to have the data presented in this chapter purchase subscription.

Article linked with this coin

500th Anniversary of the Publication of the Statute by Łaski

Jan Łaski, (John a Lasco), the coat of arms of Korab, was one of the most outstanding Poles of the turn of 15th and 16th century. He was born in 1456. A graduate of a parish school, with no higher education, he did not travel abroad for education, as many clergymen of his epoch did. He was ordained priest in 1471. In about 1480 he became a member of the chancellery of Krzesław z Kurozwęk (Krzesław of Kurozwękł), the royal arch-secretary and next the chancellor, who introduced Jan Łaski to the royal court of Jan Olbracht (John I Albert of Poland). In 1490, being the royal secretary, he was sent on foreign missions to Vienna, Rome and Flanders.

The brilliant career of Łaski commenced when Aleksander Jagiellończyk (Alexander Jagiellon) ascended the throne, ...

Read the full article