Poland - The 2011 Ignacy Jan Paderewski Coin

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Poland - The 2011 Ignacy Jan Paderewski Coin - Uncirculated

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The Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a 2011 uncirculated 2 zloty coin from Poland.

The National Bank of Poland is proud to offer this 2011 2 Zloty coin celebrating Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Paderewski (1860–1941) was one of the most eminent and famous pianists of his time, a staunch patriot and community activist, and an untiring advocate of Polish interests worldwide. He descended from a noble family with strong patriotic traditions and was growing up in the atmosphere of dedication to the Polish cause.This coin shows the bust of Ignacy Jan Paderewski against a stylized fragment of the silhouette of a grand piano, 1860-1941, and IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI.

Shaped in schools in Warsaw in 1872-1878, and subsequently in Berlin, Strasbourg and Vienna, his musical talent allowed him to start in 1888 a dazzling artistic carrier of a piano virtuoso at the stages around the world. In 1890, having given concerts in France, the Netherlands and Germany, he took England by storm. By 1892, Paderewski had performed in more than a hundred cities of the United States and Canada. He also gave concerts to audiences in South Africa, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Hawaii, Cuba and South America and made famous himself and his country. The depth of feeling of his performance was compounded by magic of tones and truly dramatic power. It was perceived as quintessentially Polish at the same time.