Poland - The 40th Anniversary of the March 1968 Events Silver Proof Coin

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The 40th Anniversary of the March 1968 Events, a 2008 silver proof 10 zloty coin from Poland.

The National Bank of Poland commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the events of March 1968 with this 2008 silver proof 10 Zloty coin illustrating the student protests in front of the University of Warsaw.

In January 1968, the communist authorities of Poland banned the performance of a play at the Polish Theatre in Warsaw, saying that it was anti-socialist. Student protests followed. On March 8 1968, a 1,500-strong student demonstration at the Warsaw University was attacked by the authorities. Within four days, protests spread to other cities such as Krakow, Lublin, Gliwice, Wroclaw, Gdansk, Poznan and Lodz. The communists organized workers and militia to attack the protesters.

Includes Capsule and Easel.

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