Coins and Historical Medals

POLAND, Centenary of the Kosciuszko Uprising, 1894, a white metal medal, unsigned, small bust of Kosciuszko left within wreath, map below, rev. eagle between two hemispheres, Polish legend above and English legend below, 38mm. Holed at top, otherwise extremely fine [certified and graded by NGC as MS 63] £100-£120

Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817), soldier and engineer; he fought for the United States in the Revolutionary War and led the Kosciuszko Uprising against Russia in 1794