Product Description
This beautiful silver coin is dedicated to the series masters of Europe represent the most beautiful paintings in a modern design. A series that will continue over the years. All coins features something special which makes the coin even more attractive.
Wernyhora is a legendary 18th century Cossack bard (bandurist) who prophesied the fall of Poland and its subsequent rebirth and flourishing, "from Black to White sea".
He has been a subject of several folklore tales and poems (particularly in the 19th century romanticism in Poland). He often comes up in reference to the Polish peasant uprising Koliivshchyna as well as a subject of a paintings by Jan Matejko
- Forth coin in a series
- Elegant modern design of an old painting
- Partly colored with an authentic pearl inlaid.
- New unique coloring technique
Matejko was born on the 24th of June 1838 in the Free City of Kraków , part of the Polish territory annexed by Austria during the Partitions of Poland. His father, Franciszek Ksawery Matejko (Czech: Frantisek Xaver Matějka) was a Czech from the village of Roudnice. He was a tutor and music teacher who first worked for the Wodzicki family in Kościelniki, then moved to Kraków, where he married the half-German, half-Polish Joanna Karolina Rossberg. Jan was the ninth child from eleven that his parents had. After the death of his mother in 1846, Matejko and his siblings were taken care of by his aunt, Anna Zamojska.
| Country | Cook Island |
| Denomination | 5 Dollars |
| Year | 2009 |
| Quality | Proof Color |
| Material | Silver .925 |
| Weight (g) | 25 g |
| Diameter | 30 x 38 mm |
| Mintage pcs | 2500 |
| Certificate (COA) | Yes |
| Presentation case (box) |
No |
