outintheyard 27 | 517
1 Oct 2008 / #61
Nice that he has some sense in his head GB will be borowing money from Poland in the future
New Polish Euro Coins
polishcanuck 7 | 461
18 Oct 2008 / #62
An article in canada's national post regarding poland's euro coins:
John Paul, Chopin or a bottle of vodka? Poles debate euro coin symbols
Reuters
Published: Saturday, October 18, 2008
Should it be Pope John Paul II or Solidarity trade union leader Lech Walesa? Or how about a bison, or a bottle of vodka, or maybe all of the above? The Polish government's announcement last month that it will adopt the euro in 2012 has triggered a debate over who or what should grace its euro coins once they start using the common currency in place of the zloty. "Maybe Pope John Paul II [pictured] would be good for a Polish euro coin. I would also like historic actors, politicians. Definitely not art though, no Chopin please," said Tomek, 25, a bartender in Warsaw. Among those cited in Polish media or on the street are the European bison-- which still roam Poland's primeval forest -- and the white eagle, which is on the country's coat of arms. Other popular candidates are astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus and composer Fryderyk Chopin. The more cynical have proposed a bottle of vodka, Poles' traditional tipple.
nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=889428
A bottle of vodka? How embarrassing. I really hope this is just the author's attempt at a joke...
John Paul, Chopin or a bottle of vodka? Poles debate euro coin symbols
Reuters
Published: Saturday, October 18, 2008
Should it be Pope John Paul II or Solidarity trade union leader Lech Walesa? Or how about a bison, or a bottle of vodka, or maybe all of the above? The Polish government's announcement last month that it will adopt the euro in 2012 has triggered a debate over who or what should grace its euro coins once they start using the common currency in place of the zloty. "Maybe Pope John Paul II [pictured] would be good for a Polish euro coin. I would also like historic actors, politicians. Definitely not art though, no Chopin please," said Tomek, 25, a bartender in Warsaw. Among those cited in Polish media or on the street are the European bison-- which still roam Poland's primeval forest -- and the white eagle, which is on the country's coat of arms. Other popular candidates are astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus and composer Fryderyk Chopin. The more cynical have proposed a bottle of vodka, Poles' traditional tipple.
nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=889428
A bottle of vodka? How embarrassing. I really hope this is just the author's attempt at a joke...
miranda
18 Oct 2008 / #63
I really hope this is just the author's attempt at a joke...
I think he was quoting somebody.
A bottle of vodka? How embarrassing
They should put krakowska kielbasa.
Guest
20 Oct 2008 / #65
They should have Jan Sobieski on it of course! (Although I'm firmly in the anti-Euro camp :P)