Notae Numismaticae - Zapiski Numizmatyczne (2.1997)

and 1996, the Cabinet acquired more items from purchases at auctions in Gdansk,
Wroclaw and other places, and from contributions. On two occasions, outside
sponsors extended financial help. In 1992, the Society of Friends of the National
Museum purchased a unique solidus (355-357) of Julian the Apostate (355-363)
and in 1996, Hawelka restaurant financed a gold Persian claric of the fifth/fourth
centuries BC. Among the exceptionally rare coins acquired for the antique
department is an aureus of emperor Probus (276-282). New acquisitions also
include Greek Olbi coins called dolphins of the fourth century BC.

One precious object purchased in 1993 was an undated baptism medal by
S. Dadler struck in gold, even if the work by A. Więcek records only one such speci-
men in silver. More interesting medals by G. Hamerani and A. Abramson accrued.

Notable among Polish and foreign coins are beautifully preserved Gdansk
ducats of 1658 and 1666, Silesian 1/6 and 1/12 ducat fractions of 1691, 1711,
and 1682 struck in Wroclaw, thaler of Koln (1568), Transylvania (1621), and
Mansfeld (1626), a porcelain coin set (1921-1922) from Silesia and Germany,
and other substitute World War I coins. The last-named come from the collection
of Z. Żabiński, as do a thaler of Friedrich Christian (1763), a trial two-zloty piece
(1771), a „constitution” five-zloty piece (1925), and a twenty-mark piece of the
Łódź Jewish ghetto.

In 1993, the Cabinet received a precious and large (approx. 1,800 pieces)
deposit from Mirosław Kruszyński. It comprises not only numismatic but also
archeological relics (e.g., from Mexico, China, Mesopotamia, Egypt) and pro-
vides interesting material for research and exhibition.

Foreign cooperation developed successfully in the period in question and
included visits, exchange of publications (our special thanks to Dr. Jorgen Jensen
of Copenhagen and Edizioni ennerre of Milan), and participation in internatio-
nal conferences such as Brussels (1991), Plovdiv (1994), Supraśl (1996), and Vien-
na (1996).

In 1991, the Cabinet hosted representatives of the Belgian Numismatic Socie-
ty, holding an exhibit of antique, Polish, and foreign coins and medals (ninete-
enth to twentieth centuries) for them.

Since 1993, the Cabinet is a member of the International Numismatic Com-
mission. As a new member, it was offered a visit by the Commission’s Bureau
headed by its President, Mrs. Cecile Morrisson (CNRS, Paris). The Bureau’s confe-
rence (Apr. 15, 1994) was accompanied by a short scientific session with a lecture
by Dr. Andrew Burnett and a display of the most precious items in the Numisma-
tic Cabinet. The distinguished guests were co-hosted by the Jagiellonian Universi-
ty’s Institute of Archeology and the Numismatic Section of the Archeological
Commission, Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow.

As in previous years, broad educational activities were pursued including lec-
tures and demonstrations for students and general public. For example, between
March 5 and April 12, 1994, a display titled „Polish Coins and Medals 1916-1939”
numbering 290 items was made part of the project „Win Friend of Cracow Badge.”
Starting in 1993, the Cabinet has been involved in an action initiated by the

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