Ignacy Jan Paderewski [100]
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Face value: 100 pln
Alloy: 900/1000 Au
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 8 g
Finish: proof
Mintage: 2000 pcs
On the edge: STULECIE ODZYSKANIA PRZEZ POLSKĘ NIEPODLEGŁOŚCI
Additional: no
Date of issue: 2018-10-30
Issue price: 1600 pln
Designer: Dobrochna Surajewska
Designer: Dobrochna Surajewska
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When Ignacy Jan Paderewski came to Poznań on 26 December
1918, returning to his homeland after many years spent abroad, he
was greeted like a monarch. Most likely few Poles followed his musical
career, even though he had been giving concerts in many cities in
Europe and in the Americas since the end of the 19th century. For his
fellow countrymen, however, he became the personification of the
hope that the Polish nation would sooner or later be able to regain
its independence.
Paderewski used his growing artistic success to establish contacts
with the important figures from the world of international politics.
His efforts proved particularly fruitful in the United States, where
he managed to get close to Woodrow Wilson. Therefore, when the
president ...