E-auction 670-703777 - POLAND 2 Zlote croiseur léger Dragon 2012 Varsovie

POLAND 2 Zlote croiseur léger Dragon 2012 Varsovie MS

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Type : 2 Zlote croiseur léger Dragon

Date: 2012

Mint name / Town : Varsovie

Quantity minted : 800000

Metal : nordic gold

Diameter : 27 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 8,15 g.

Edge : inscrite en creux NBP ★ NBP ★ NBP ★ NBP ★ NBP ★ NBP ★ NBP ★ NBP ★

Catalogue references :

KM21/841

Obverse

Obverse legend : RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA // Z£ 2 Z£..

Obverse description : Aigle héraldique.

Obverse translation : (République de Pologne).

Reverse

Reverse legend : LEKKI KRĄŻOWNIK / “DRAGON” .

Reverse description : vue du navire.

Commentary

Le Dragon est un croiseur léger construit en 1917 à Glasgow. Il sert dans la Royal Navy avant d’être cédé à la Marine Libre Polonaise. Il participe aux bombardements côtiers en Normandie. Touché par une torpille allemande, il est finalement coulé afin de permettre l’installation du port Mulberry B face à Arromanches.
Cette monnaie fait partie d’une série consacrée à la Marine Polonaise.
The Dragon is a light cruiser built in 1917 in Glasgow. It served in the Royal Navy before being transferred to the Polish Free Navy. It took part in coastal bombardments in Normandy. Hit by a German torpedo, it was finally cast to allow the installation of the Mulberry B port opposite Arromanches. This coin is part of a series dedicated to the Polish Navy