Very rare bronze medal designed by Waclaw Głowacki (1828-1908), minted in 1880 in Kraków.
Issue minted to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Jan Długosz's death, which took place in 1880. Jan Długosz was one of the most renowned Polish historians, author of the renowned annals: Annals, or Chronicles of the Famous Kingdom of Poland.
Variety with dates next to your head.
Mint condition with deep luster.
Medal from the unique “Collection of Lviv and Galician Medals” of Lech Kokociński, Honorary President of the Polish Numismatic Society.
Obverse: bust of Jan Długosz in a bonnet, facing right, on the sides years of life (six-pointed star) ✶1415 - +1480, signature W. GLOWACKI under the bust
JAN DŁUGOSZ
Reverse: an open book with the inscription KRONIKI / DZIEJÓW / POLSKICH, surrounded by a floral wreath tied with a ribbon in the middle
✶ PAMIĄTKA OBCHODU 400 LET: ROCZNICY ŚMIERCI W KRAKOWIE ✶ D. 19/5 (crowned coat of arms of Krakau)
Bronze, diameter 34 mm, weight 16.77 g
