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Kronika/Chronicle
DOI article:The Chronicle of Numismatic Cabinet of the National Museum in Krakow (2018)
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.57341#0356
MATEUSZ WOŻNIAK
MATEUSZ WOŹNIAK
National Museum in Krakow
The Chronicle of the Numismatic Cabinet
of the National Museum in Krakow (2018)
In 2018, the Numismatic Cabinet consisted of the following staff members:
Dr. hab. Jarosław Bodzek (head; ancient coins); Anna Bochnak, M. A. (modem coins,
varia, deposits); Anda Jaworucka-Drath, M.A. (paper money); Dorota Malarczyk,
M.A. (Oriental coins); Mateusz Woźniak, M.A. (medieval coins); and - up until
June of this year - Paulina Taradaj, M.A. (medals).
At the end of 2018, the collections of the Numismatic Cabinet numbered
111,747 pieces - and including the deposits, 118,580 pieces. In comparison to
the previous year, the cabinet’s holdings increased by 687 pieces.
The new acquisitions enriched all of the subdivisions in the collection. As
in 2017, the ones that stand out are the coin additions from the Far East donated
by Mirosław Kruszyński. This group consists of 359 coins, including issues from
medieval India, Afghanistan, and Sri Tanka (from the 8th to the 13th century), coins
of the Islamic Mamluk Dynasty (14th century), and coins of modern rulers of
the Caucasus (from the 18th to the 19th century).
In large part, it was also thanks to Mirosław Kruszyński that the collection of
modem circulation coins from all over the world increased by almost 1,500 pieces.
About 1/5 of these are 17th—19th century coins from mints in Western Europe and
South America. The collection was also enriched by donations from Janina Glazur,
Lech Kokociński, Sergiy Kondrytski, and Father Janusz Kolecki.
The collection of ancient money also increased in size thanks to donations
by Tomasz Speier and Lech Kokociński. Although small in number, they are very
interesting.
The collection of medals systematically grew in size thanks to gifts from Janina
Glazur, Alicja Kilijańska, Lech Kokociński, Father Janusz Kolecki, Mirosław
Kruszyński, Krzysztof Śledziewski, and the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish
Academy of Sciences.
Particularly noteworthy was the gift from Adam Wojtkowiak of six rare
medals by Józef Klukowski (1894—1945), a two-time medalist in the Olympic
Art Competitions (he won a gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932 and
a silver at the Berlin Olympics in 1936). Commissioned by the Association of
MATEUSZ WOŹNIAK
National Museum in Krakow
The Chronicle of the Numismatic Cabinet
of the National Museum in Krakow (2018)
In 2018, the Numismatic Cabinet consisted of the following staff members:
Dr. hab. Jarosław Bodzek (head; ancient coins); Anna Bochnak, M. A. (modem coins,
varia, deposits); Anda Jaworucka-Drath, M.A. (paper money); Dorota Malarczyk,
M.A. (Oriental coins); Mateusz Woźniak, M.A. (medieval coins); and - up until
June of this year - Paulina Taradaj, M.A. (medals).
At the end of 2018, the collections of the Numismatic Cabinet numbered
111,747 pieces - and including the deposits, 118,580 pieces. In comparison to
the previous year, the cabinet’s holdings increased by 687 pieces.
The new acquisitions enriched all of the subdivisions in the collection. As
in 2017, the ones that stand out are the coin additions from the Far East donated
by Mirosław Kruszyński. This group consists of 359 coins, including issues from
medieval India, Afghanistan, and Sri Tanka (from the 8th to the 13th century), coins
of the Islamic Mamluk Dynasty (14th century), and coins of modern rulers of
the Caucasus (from the 18th to the 19th century).
In large part, it was also thanks to Mirosław Kruszyński that the collection of
modem circulation coins from all over the world increased by almost 1,500 pieces.
About 1/5 of these are 17th—19th century coins from mints in Western Europe and
South America. The collection was also enriched by donations from Janina Glazur,
Lech Kokociński, Sergiy Kondrytski, and Father Janusz Kolecki.
The collection of ancient money also increased in size thanks to donations
by Tomasz Speier and Lech Kokociński. Although small in number, they are very
interesting.
The collection of medals systematically grew in size thanks to gifts from Janina
Glazur, Alicja Kilijańska, Lech Kokociński, Father Janusz Kolecki, Mirosław
Kruszyński, Krzysztof Śledziewski, and the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish
Academy of Sciences.
Particularly noteworthy was the gift from Adam Wojtkowiak of six rare
medals by Józef Klukowski (1894—1945), a two-time medalist in the Olympic
Art Competitions (he won a gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932 and
a silver at the Berlin Olympics in 1936). Commissioned by the Association of