{"product_id":"spw4-kb2795","title":"Lot of 10x Poland 1988 100 Zlotys Banknotes, 10pcs","description":"\u003cp\u003eLot of 10x Poland 1988 100 Zlotys Banknotes, 10pcs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNestled in central Europe, Poland borders Lithuania, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Germany. The tribal Polans, ancestors of modern Poles, arrived in the Early Middle Ages, and statehood followed in 966 when Duke Mieszko I converted to Christianity and began expanding Polish territory into bits of German Lusatia, Upper Hungary, and southwestern Kyivan Rus'. Towards the High Middle Ages, Poland grew close politically with the neighbouring Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which had absorbed most of modern Ukraine and Belarus after the collapse of Kyivan Rus'. The two states eventually united into the superpowerful Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which would dominate politics in Central and Eastern Europe throughout the Early Modern Period. It was a surprisingly liberal state for the period, boasting an electoral system (for nobles), and the explosion in arts and culture has led historians to remember this time as the Polish Golden Age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoland's time in the sun ended in the late 18th century. By this time, its neighbours had eclipsed it in power and influence, and in 1772 the first partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth split Polish territory between Prussia, Russia, and the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy. Poland fought hard to shake off these occupiers, but was ultimately absorbed into the German Empire. It wasn't until the end of World War I that Poland was reestablished as an independent state. Of course, this only lasted until 1939, when Poland was again torn apart. This time, Nazi Germany seized the west, and Soviet Russia seized the east. Both were genocidal, and Poland ended up losing a sixth of its population -- more than any other country -- in the war. Afterward, a new communist government was established by the Soviets, which would remain until it was overturned by Polish trade union Solidarność in 1989.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese 1988 banknotes date to the People's Republic of Poland, a communist regime that lasted from 1952 to 1988. The portrait of on the obverse is of Ludwik Waryński, a 19th-century activist who was seen then as the father of Polish socialism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colonial Acres Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53540768874785,"sku":"Sept.Week4.P1-KB2795","price":9.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/1744\/7457\/files\/KB2795.jpg?v=1790260876","url":"https:\/\/www.colonialacres.com\/products\/spw4-kb2795","provider":"Colonial Acres Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}