THE COLLECTION OF THE POLISH MEDALS IN THE FUNDS OF KREMENETS LYCEUM

Authors

  • Зінаїда Олексіївна Зразюк The National Museum of Ukrainian History

Abstract

The article is devoted to the Polish medals from the collection of Kremenets (Volyn) Lyceum. Kremenets Lyceum was founded in 1804 in Volyn. The lyceum had a wonderful collection of coins and medals. There were about 20 thousand copies. One of the most interesting parts of that collection was the collection of the Polish coins and medals. This collection included 78 medals relating to the history of the Commonwealth. During the Second World War, the collection suffered significant losses and only 28 units survived out of 78 medals.

Key words: Kremenets (Volyn) Lyceum, St. Volodymyr Kyiv University, numismatics, the National museum of Ukrainian history, jubilee and memorial medals, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Author Biography

Зінаїда Олексіївна Зразюк, The National Museum of Ukrainian History

Head of the Sector of Numismatics, Faleristics, Medals, and Bonistics

Published

2019-06-12

How to Cite

Зразюк, З. О. (2019). THE COLLECTION OF THE POLISH MEDALS IN THE FUNDS OF KREMENETS LYCEUM. Scientific Bulletin of the National Museum of Ukrainian History, (4), 252-276. Retrieved from https://visnyk.nmiu.org/index.php/nv/article/view/300