Poland 10 Zlotych2010 Y# 726

The Polish Scouting is a Polish social and educational movement based (at the moment of its founding) on the British scouting. The values that are central to the movement are: service, self-development and brotherhood. The guiding principles for all the scouts are the Scouts Promise and the Scout Law, while the guiding principles for the Cub Scouts are the Cub Scout Promise and the Cub Scout Law. At present, due to the existence of many varieties of the movement both at home and internationally, the name harcerstwo is used to denote the Polish variety. The movement also includes scout organizations working in Poland and abroad (among the Polish diaspora) on the basis of the principles mentioned above and the unique methods of the movement. It is accepted that the movement began in 1910, and strictly speaking in the period between September 1910 (the creation of the first patrol) and 22 May 1911 (the creation of the first packs). Traditionally, it is said that the founders of the movement are Andrzej Małkowski and his wife Olga Drahonowska-Małkowska. The difference between the “classic” scouting founded by general Robert Baden-Powell and the Polish movement was summarized by Andrzej Małkowski in the following words: harcerstwo is scouting plus independence, which emphasizes the unique priorities of the Polish movement. A commemorative coin created for the 100th Anniversary of the Polish Scouting Obverse: In the center two scouts sitting at a campfire. In the background a stylized image of the fleur-de-lis and the emblem of the Fighting Poland and a fragment of a wall. Underneath the coin’s face value: 10 zł. On the left, the Polish flag in the pad printing technique. Above, the image of an eagle established for the national emblem of the Republic of Poland. Under the left foot of the eagle a symbol of the mint: M/W. In the rim an inscription: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA 2010 (REPUBLIC OF POLAND 2010). Reverse: In the center an image of two figures: Olga Drahonowska-Małkowska and Andrzej Małkowski – the co-founders of the Polish scouting movement. In the rim an inscription: 100.ROCZNICA HARCERSTWA POLSKIEGO (100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH SCOUTING). On the left, in three vertical lines, an inscription: MAM SZCZERA WOLĘ CAŁYM ŻYCIEM PEŁNIĆ SŁUŻBĘ... (I DEEPLY WISH TO DO SERVICE AT EVERY MOMENT OF MY LIFE...)