2 Zlotys (Henryk Arctowski and Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski) 2007 front 2 Zlotys (Henryk Arctowski and Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski) 2007 back
2 Zlotys (Henryk Arctowski and Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski) 2007 photo
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2 Zlotys Henryk Arctowski and Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski

2007 year
Nordic gold 8.2 g 26.7 mm
Description
Issuer
Poland
Period
Third Republic (1989-date)
Type
Circulating commemorative coin
Year
2007
Value
2 Zlotys (2 Złote) 2 PLN = USD 0.51
Currency
Fourth Zloty (1995-date)
Composition
Nordic gold
Weight
8.2 g
Diameter
26.7 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#9602
Rarity index
15%

Reverse

Portraits facing. The ship Belgica of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE) of 1897 to 1899, the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.

Script: Latin

Lettering: HENRYK ARCTOWSKI 1871 - 1958 ANTONI B. DOBROWOLSKI 1872 - 1954

Designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska

Edge

Inscripted with "NBP" repeated in alternating orientation, separated by stars.

Lettering: NBP ★ NBP ★ NBP ★ NBP ★ NBP ★ NBP ★ NBP ★ NBP ★

Comment

Date of issue 19-09-2007
Expedition was led by De Gerlache and included among others Roald Amundsen.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it features two notable Polish scientists, Henryk Arctowski and Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski, who were both pioneers in their respective fields. Henryk Arctowski was a geographer and climatologist who conducted extensive research in Antarctica, while Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski was a geologist and paleontologist who made significant contributions to the study of fossils and the Earth's history.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2007 MW 990000 - - - - - -

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