1965 AD., Poland, Peoples Republic, 700th Anniversary of Warsaw commemorative, Warsaw mint, 10 ZÅ‚otych, KM Y 55.
Poland, Peoples Republic, 700th Anniversary of Warsaw commemorative, engraver: Jerzy Jarnuszkiewics, Warsaw mint, 1965 AD.,
10 Złotych (ø 31 mm / 12,75 g), copper-nickel,12,90 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 2.000.000 , axis medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), reeded edge,
Obv.: POLSKA·RZECZPOSPOLITA·LUDOWA / {m/W} / ·1965· , national arms eagle, wings spread, mint mark {m/W} -monogram under r. claw, date below.
Rev.: 10 - ZÅOTYCH / VII·WIEKÓW·WARSZAWY , the Sigismund Pillar, a statue on column, eight birds flying left at top around, value flanking, legend below.
KM Y 55 ; Par. 229 ; Schön 49 .
Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
1965 / MW / 2.000.000
Sigismund's Column (Polish: Kolumna Zygmunta), originally erected in 1644, is located in Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland and is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks. The column and statue commemorate King Sigismund III Vasa, who in 1596 had moved Poland's capital from Kraków to Warsaw.
On the Corinthian column (which used to be of red marble), 8.5 m high, a sculpture of the King, 2.75-metres high, in archaistic armour is placed. Sigismund's Column now stands at 22 metres and is adorned by four eagles. The king is dressed in armor and carries a cross in one hand and wields a sword in the other.
More on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund's_Column