The "Rota" Anthem [10]
The "Rota" Anthem
Face value: 10 pln
Alloy: 925/1000 Ag
Diameter: 32 mm
Weight: 14.14 g
Finish: proof
Mintage: 9000 pcs
On the edge: smooth
Additional: UV printing
Date of issue: 2025-09-10
Issue price: 270 pln
Designer: Urszula Walerzak
Designer: Urszula Walerzak
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Maria Konopnicka (1842–1910) wrote the lyrics of the “Rota” anthem at the turn of 1907 and 1908, moved by the contemporary incidents in the Prussian partition aimed at teutonising the local population. The blatant Germanisation of the Polish people, the brutal suppression of the children’s strike in Września (1901–1902) against German being the language of instruction in religion lessons, the buyout of Polish land by the Prussian Colonisation Committee and the eradication of the Polish national identity by Hakata (the German Eastern Marches Society – a radical nationalist organisation) ignited patriotic feelings among the local clergy, enlightened strata and peasants. The author herself and other activists struggled for children’s right to ...
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