Coins commemorate author Zeromski
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
02.10.2014 16:32
The National Bank of Poland (NBP) has minted commemorative coins to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of author Stefan Zeromski.
Photo: PAP/Marcin Obara
The limited edition pieces, which came into circulation on Thursday, are available in two varieties.
10 zloty silver coins can be purchased for 90 zloty (21.5 euro), with 30,000 pieces minted by the NBP.
Meanwhile, dedicated collectors will have to fork out 2400 zloty (574.5 euro) for the gold 200 zloty pieces, with just 2500 in circulation.
Photo: PAP/Marcin Obara
Stefan Zeromski endures as one of Poland's most hallowed authors.
Poet and literary historian Czeslaw Milosz noted that “his extraordinary gift for compassion, his open-mindedness, and the dramatic plots of his books,” won him a loyal following.
Zeromski was known as “the conscience of Polish literature” and there was some indignation when fellow Pole Wladyslaw Reymont won the Nobel Prize in 1924, with many feeling that Zeromski was the more deserving candidate.
Recent translations into have English have been made by award-winning translator Bill Johnston (The Coming Spring, The Faithful River). (nh)
Source: PAP