Ten Zloty 2017 Inka, Coin from Poland - detailed information

This coin was issued in Poland.

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Issuing commemorative coins provides an opportunity to honor national heroes and persons of great merit. In 2017, Narodowy Bank Polski launched a new numismatic series devoted to the enduring soldiers – Polish patriots active in the anti-communist Polish resistance movements during the years 1944-1953.   educational, commemorative and historic value .925 sterling silver sophisticated design great gift idea for people interested in the history of Poland limited mintage legal tender within the territory of the Republic of Poland   Danuta Siedzikówna was born in the family following strong patriotic traditions. During World War II, she lost both her parents. After the death of her mother, when Danuta was 15 years old, she enrolled into the Polish Home Army – dominant Polish resistance movement under Nazi occupation and the communist regime. She worked as a courier and a nurse in the actions against NKVD (Soviet secret police agency) and UB (Polish secret police under communism). On 28 August 1948, 18-year-old Danuta Siedzikówna “Inka”, a courier and a nurse of the 5 th Wilno Brigade of the Polish Home Army, was murdered after a long investigation in the Gdańsk prison at the Kurkowa Street. Before the execution, she managed to write a secret message to her sisters: “I feel so sad to die. Tell my grandma that I acted as I should”. 
Denomination: 10 zloty
Material: Ag 925
Size: 32.00 mm
Weight: 14.14 g
Date of issue: February 2017