University of Warsaw [200]
200th Anniversary of the Establishment of the University of Warsaw
Face value: 200 pln
Alloy: 900/1000 Au
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 15.5 g
Finish: proof
Mintage: 2000 pcs
On the edge: smooth
Additional: no
Date of issue: 2016-02-25
Issue price: 2800 pln
Designer: Dominika Karpińska-Kopiec
Designer: Dominika Karpińska-Kopiec
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In 2016, the University of Warsaw celebrates its
200th anniversary. Established by the foundation act
of Alexander I, Tsar of Russia and King of Poland,
on 19th November 1816, it was launched in 1818 as
the Royal University of Warsaw. It was led by the
General Council headed by Stanisław Staszic. The
emblem of the University was a white eagle with
a crown, with its wings spread, holding laurel and
palm branches in its talons, and surrounded by five
stars representing the five faculties: Law, Medicine,
Philosophy, Theology, and Sciences and Fine Arts.
After the defeat of the November Uprising, the
University was closed and valuable collections
were taken to St. Petersburg.
Owing to the efforts of Aleksander Wielkopolski,
in 1862 the University was reactivated ...