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 Maciej Pasztor
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| General Description : | In 1898 in the middle of the park on Sviatoho Dukha Square a monument to the king Jan III Sobieski was erected at the public expense following a project by the sculptor Tadeusz Barącz. In 1883, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Relief of Vienna, the City Council of Lviv decided to erect a monument in honor of the king. Jan III Sobieski, who was born near Lviv in the small town of Olesko, had his urban residence on Rynok (Ploshcha Rynok/Market Square) 6 where he often stayed. On the monument he wears national clothes – kuntush and zhupan. The King sits on the back of a reared horse, which jumps over broken arms. This form of representation points to the important military achievements of the monarch. The monument resembles the one in Warsaw, which was erected in 1787. The model was done by a Viennese foundry which belonged to Arthur Krupp whereas the pedestal was constructed in the workshop of Lviv sculptor Julian Markowski. On November 20, 1898 a triumphant opening of the monument took place and since then it became one of the favorite places for photographers. In 1950 the monument was moved to Poland and after its restoration was erected in Gdansk on the "Wooden Market" Square. |
| Material | Gold |
| Face value | 2 Grosze |
| Catalog code (Michel) | PL 228 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | 228 |
| Catalog code | Polish Stamps Catalog 206 |
| Series | Monuments and sailing-boat |
| Issue date | 07/05/1925 |
| Paper type | very thin |
| Print technique | Typography |
| Printed by | Panstwowe Zaklady Graficzne |
| Perforation | 10 to 13 |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
