THE GLOBAL SILVER COIN COLLECTION


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Set Details
Coin Description:
Grade: NGC PF 67 ULTRA CAMEO
Owner: DCZAN
 
Set Category: World Coins
Set Name: THE GLOBAL SILVER COIN COLLECTION
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Owner's Description

This 14.14 grams, .925 Ag. 32mm, Polish 10zl Siberian Exiles coin had a limited mintage of just 135,000 and has a low NGC population of 74. The coin wa sainted at the Warsaw Mint and was released by the National Bank of Poland on March 26, 2008. The obverse of this coin features the lettering SYBIRACY at center with Siberian tree lines in the background and an imbedded triangular crystal at the bottom. The reverse depicts a small national arms at left and human outlines at right with the date at upper right and denomination lower right. The term "Sybiracy" (the Siberians) is a colloquialism and is primarily used in two meanings. In Russia, it refers to the inhabitants of Siberia who were not members of indigenous tribes and Asian peoples. The Siberians were basically free newcomers from the European part of the Russian Empire and their descendants. In fact, among the Siberians there were many descendants of the exiles or fugitives who sought shelter from prosecution or religious persecution. However, in Poland the term "Sybiracy" has come to denote all the Poles who were sent into exile and forced to settle in Siberia from where some of them did not return. Apart from the exiles, some Poles volunteered to settle in Siberia.

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