50 Zlotys (Ignacy Łukasiewicz) 1983 front 50 Zlotys (Ignacy Łukasiewicz) 1983 back
50 Zlotys (Ignacy Łukasiewicz) 1983 photo
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50 Zlotys Ignacy Łukasiewicz

1983 year
Copper-nickel 11.7 g 30.5 mm
Description
Issuer
Poland
Period
Polish People's Republic (1952-1989)
Type
Circulating commemorative coin
Year
1983
Value
50 Zlotys (50 Złotych) (50&nbspPLZ)
Currency
Third Zloty (1949-1994)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
11.7 g
Diameter
30.5 mm
Thickness
2.15 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
1 January 1995
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#20035
Rarity index
20%

Reverse

Portrait of IGNACY ŁUKASIEWICZ who was a pharmacist and pioneer of the oil industryAutomatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IGNACY ŁUKASIEWICZ · 1822 - 1882
SWF

Engraver: Stanislawa Watrobska-Frindl

Edge

Milled

Comment

Date of issue 06-05-1983

Interesting fact

The Ignacy Łukasiewicz 50 Złotych coin was issued in 1983 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ignacy Łukasiewicz, a Polish inventor and engineer who is credited with developing the first method of distilling kerosene from crude oil. This coin was part of a series of commemorative coins issued by Poland during the 1980s to honor notable figures from the country's history.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1983 MW 611700 - - - - - -

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