TROYAK EXECUTIVE TEAM is informing all members, colleagues, collectors and Polonia at large, that Club meetings taking place at John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre, 4300 Cawthra Rd. (just south of Hwy. 403), Mississauga, Ontario. The new members are always welcome. www.polishculturalcentre.ca

     ADRES SPOTKAÑ KLUBOWYCH ! Zarząd Główny Klubu "Troyak" informuje wszystkich członków kolekcjonerów, sympatyków oraz całą Polonię, że spotkania klubowe odbywają się w Polskim Centrum Kultury im. Jana Pawła II, przy 4300 Cawthra Rd. (na południe od autostrady 403), Mississauga, Ontario. Zapraszamy nowych członków do prężnego. Klubu "Troyak". www.polishculturalcentre.ca

 

"TROYAK" CLUB NEXT MEETINGS ... / NASTĘPNE SPOTKANIA KLUBU "TROYAK" ...

9th May 2012 @ 7:00 p.m.;           27th May 2012 @ 4:30 p.m.

13th June 2012 @ 7:00 p.m.;           24th June 2012 @ 4:30 p.m.

July & August 2012 - Summer break .../ Wakacje letnie ...

@ 4:30 p.m.

30th September 2012; 28th October 2012; 25th November 2012; 9th December 2012

     AN INVITATION TO ... "Troyak Junior" Philatelic Club ! "Troyak" Club Executive Team has established "Troyak Junior" Philatelic Club. The official introduction of the "Troyak Junior" Philatelic Club, took place during the II Polish-Canadian Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Show, on February 20, 2005, at John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre in Mississauga. "Troyak" Executive Team and Zygmunt (Ziggy) Borowski, Director of the "Troyak Junior" Philatelic Club, invites all children and their parents and also teenagers to join the club. Meetings taking place at: John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre, 4300 Cawthra Rd. (just south of Hwy. 403), Mississauga, Ontario. For more information, contact: Ziggy Borowski at 416-454-2790 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

     KLUB FILATELISTÓW "Młody Troyak" Z A P R A S Z A ! Zarząd Główny Polsko-Kanadyjskiego Klubu Numizmatyków i Filatelistów "Troyak" założył Klub Filatelistów "Młody Troyak". Dyrektorem Klubu Filatelistów "Młody Troyak" jest Zygmunt (Ziggy) Borowski. Oficjalne zapisy dzieci i młodzieży rozpoczęły się 20 lutego 2005 r. podczas II Polonijnej Wystawy i Targów Numizmatyczno - Filatelistycznych 2005, w Polskim Centrum Kultury im. Jana Pawła II, przy 4300 Cawthra Rd. Mississauga, Ontario. Zapraszamy dzieci oraz młodzież do nowego klubu. Spotkania Klubu Filatelistów "Młody Troyak" odbywają się w Polskim Centrum Kultury w Mississauga. Po więcej informacji prosimy o kontakt z : Ziggy Borowski 416-454-2790 lub This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Zapraszamy.

 

 

 

200th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF ZYGMUNT KRASIŃSKI
200. ROCZNICA URODZIN ZYGMUNTA KRASIŃSKIEGO
www.poczta-polska.pl

 

Author / Autor projektu znaczka: Agata Tobolczyk
Number of stamps: 1 in form of block / Liczba znaczków: 1 w formie bloku
Denomination: PLN 4.15 / Wartość: 4,15 zł
Print run / Nakład: 250.000
Printing technique: offset / Technika druku: offsetowa
Stamp size / Format znaczka: 31.25 x 43 mm
Block size / Format bloku: 90 x 70 mm
Paper: fluorescent / Papier: fluorescencyjny
Circulation date: 19 February 2012 / Data wprowadzenia do obiegu: 19 lutego 2012 roku

 

 

100. ROCZNICA NAGRODY NOBLA MARII SKŁODOWSKIEJ – CURIE W DZIEDZINIE CHEMII
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    100. rocznica przyznania Nagrody Nobla Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie Narodowy Bank Polski upamiętnił banknotem kolekcjonerskim o nominale 20 zł, który został wyemitowany 25 listopada 2011 roku.

    Opis banknotu: Na stronie przedniej banknotu umieszczono wizerunek Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie oraz widok budynku Sorbony w Paryżu. Na stronie odwrotnej banknotu znajduje się wizerunek medalu wręczanego osobom wyróżnionym Nagrodą Nobla, cytat z wypowiedzi Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie na temat radu oraz widok budynku Instytutu Radowego w Warszawie.

   Autorem projektu jest Agnieszka Próchniak. Twórcą projektu matrycy stalorytniczej banknotu jest Przemysław Krajewski. Wymiary: 138 x 69 mm; Nakład: 60 tys. Sztuk; Data emisji: 25 listopada 2011 r. Banknoty zostały wyprodukowane przez Polską Wytwórnię Papierów Wartościowych S.A. Banknot stanowi prawny środek płatniczy o wartości nominalnej równej 20 zł.

 

100th ANNIVERSARY - NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY TO MARIE SKŁODOWSKA – CURIE
www.nbp.pl

     To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Prize in chemistry to Marie Skłodowska-Curie the National Bank of Poland has issued a collector banknote of the face value of 20 złoty. The banknote was put into circulation on 25 November 2011.

     Description of the banknote: The front of the banknote features an image of Marie Skłodowska-Curie and the shape of the building of the Sorbonne in Paris. The back of the banknote depicts an image of the medal awarded to the Nobel Prize winners, a quotation from the speech by Marie Skłodowska-Curie on radium and an image of the seat of the Radium Institute in Warsaw.

     Author of the design is Agnieszka Próchniak. Author of the banknote's steel engraving matrix is Przemysław Krajewski. Dimensions: 138 x 69 mm; Volume: 60.000 pcs.; Date of issue: 25 November 2011. The banknotes have been manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). The banknote is legal tender in Poland and its face value is 20 złoty.

POLISH NATIONAL SYMBOLS: The majesty of Poland in its regalia, gold
www.mennica.com.pl

     Golden set of coins of the Polish National Symbols series, presenting the most important regalia. The Polish Mint presents an unusual set of coins, third of the "Polish National Symbols" series. The series presents seven images of the most important regalia, such as: (a) - The Lance of St. Maurice, (b) - Szczerbiec – Coronation sword, (c) - Casimir the Great's burial crown, (d) - Ladislaus Jagiello's crown, (e) - Sigismud III Vasa's crown, (f) - August III's coronation crown, (g) - Coronation crown of Polish Rulers.

     The coins are packed in an elegant wooden case, which also includes a certificate of authenticity. Each set has individual numbering on the edge of each coin and on the certificate. On the cover of the case there is an unusual replica of the Bene Merentibus medal, which King Stanisław August Poniatowski awarded to all the most eminent and merited persons.

Metal - gold Au 900; Stempel – mirror; Size - 7 x 27 mm;
Weight - 7 x 15,5 g; Mintage - 50 sets; Date of issue - October 2010

     The majesty of Poland in its regalia - The prestige and majesty of a country once depended on whether it had a rank of a kingdom. Granting the right to a crown meant recognizing country's sovereignty, raising the country to the level of other crown countries and including the ruler in the group of royal courts (as a Christian monarch), functioning in the political and cultural space, whose legal and religious borders were in Europe determined by popes and emperors.

     The attributes of royal dignity were the regalia and their representations on coins, stamps and coats of arms, especially on the first one – the crown. Kings' subjects focused around this symbol, it also represented state majesty outside the country. The following expressions were in use: "The Crown of St. Louis" – used in reference to the Kingdom of France – "The Crown of St. Wenceslaus" – defining the Kingdom of Bohemia, Moravia, Lusatia and Silesia – "The Crown of St. Stephen – meaning the Kingdom of Hungary - and the Crown of the Polish Kingdom (Corona Regni Poloniae) – the full official name of our country since the 14th century. By hand of Bolesław the Brave, as early as in 1025 Poland was included in the symbolic family of European kingdoms. For centuries, they cultivated and developed rituals, and introduced objects that distinguished the crowned persons, legitimizing their power and rights. They included: crown, scepter, orb, sword, epaulettes and ring. They were the property of state, not the ruler. The insignia were made with highest virtuosity, of materials that were rare and hardly available, as their preciousness mattered equally as their sacred, magical, historical or allegorical significance. The material value of jewels, reflecting their spectacular splendor, was a carrier of opulence, country's welfare and often also an indicator of cultural level.

     Polish regalia were extremely impressive. The royal treasury was filled with objects of the highest material and artistic rank, collected for common purpose, for mighty and necessary pride – as King Zygmunt August wrote in his will. Among five golden crowns adorned with sapphires, rubies, emeralds and pearls, there was the most important one, the coronation crown, called the Crown of Bolesław the Brave. Kings had it on only once, during the coronation ceremony. Precious objects hid in the treasury also included queens' coronation crown and a crown for accepting homage. The two remaining ones were used for other functions performed by monarchs. Crowns came in sets with scepters and orbs. Four swords, a coronation ring, chains and other precious regalia and jewels used during royal ceremonies were stored in the treasury. Unfortunately, most of these objects were stolen by the Prussians occupying Cracow in 1795. Nearly all of them were destroyed. Our knowledge concerning them is based on written sources and 18th century iconography.

     Only few regalia and garments from various epochs, including the set of king's and queen's regalia from the coronation of August III, which took place in 1734, have been preserved outside the treasury. Considering the scarcity of royal insignia preserved, royal images acquire exceptional significance. Especially the majestic representations of rulers on tombs from the Wawel Cathedral. Reflecting the royal splendor, the stone-carved regalia eternally demonstrate monarch's majesty, country's might and the magnificence of our history. Info: Ewa Letkiewicz, Ph.D., Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin.

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