Hungarian Or Polish Commemorative Medalion

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eloise77 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 9:53 pm My father gave me this lovely commemorative piece of some sort that he was given when he was in Hungary years ago (the words seem to be polish according to google translate, but that's not necessarily accurate). He doesn't remember what it was for or what it says. I was wondering if anyone on here could identify it for me and let me know if it's worth anything? It's quite pretty, but he thinks it's worthless. Many thanks to anyone who has information on it! Eloise Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16845 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 10:12 pm It's Polish. The PKO is the largest bank in Poland; Wikipedia. The medal was struck for their 70th anniversary just as the Iron Curtain was coming down. The reverse of the medal shows a selection of Polish coins, dating from both the Communist and Pre-Communist periods. I don't know how many might have been made, nor whether they were awards or gifts to bank staff or simply sold as souvenirs. Foreign medals generally aren't too valuable outside of their country of issue, but it certainly wouldn't be "worthless". The numismatic theme on the reverse should appeal to collectors. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
eloise77 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 10:41 pm I didn't even think to look up the PKO part. Thank you very much for figuring it out for me. It's a pretty cool little piece of history then and I am about half Polish, so I may well hold onto it unless I get a persuasive offer haha! Again, thank you for your research! Eloise Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 06/20/2015 08:40 am Report this Post to the Staff
eloise77 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 06/20/2015 5:06 pm Thank you Petrus :) Report this Post to the Staff
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