Poland 10 Zlotych2010 Y# 743

metal Ag 925/1000 ■ finish proof ■ diameter 32.0 mm weight 14.14 g ■ mintage (volume) 60,000 pcs obverse: At the top, an image of the Eagle established as the State Emblem of the Republic of Poland. Below the Eagle, the stylised image of a book with the inscription: DARWIN, on its spine, and the stylised images of Gammarus, amphipod crustacean genus, and a fish called the golomyanka in formaldehyde solution against the background of a book page with fragments of the image of Dybowski’s sika deer and images of two Siberian chipmunks. On the right-hand side, the stylised fragment of the map of Lake Baikal and its catchment area. On the left-hand-side, an inscription: 10 ZŁ. At the top, a semicircular inscription: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA (Republic of Poland), and the notation of the year of issue: 2010. The Mint’s mark: M/W, under the Eagle’s left leg. Reverse: In the centre, a stylised image of the bust of Benedykt Dybowski against the background of the stylised fragments of maps – on the left-hand side, a map representing Lake Baikal, and on the right-hand side, a map representing the Kamchatka Peninsula. At the bottom, a semicircular inscription: 1833-1930, on the left-hand side. At the top, a semicircular inscription: BENEDYKT DYBOWSKI. Coin designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska