COIN OF POLAND - HISTORY OF POLISH CAVALERY - DUKE PIAST CAVALRY KNIGHT (MINT)

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COIN OF POLAND
PIAST EARLY KNIGHT CAVALRY
(JEZDZIEC PIASTOWSKI)
You are invited to bid on a 2 zlote coin of Poland from the series
History of the Polish Cavalry
commemorating the Piast Horsman
.
Metal:  (Golden Nordic) CuAl5Zn5Sn1
Dia:  27 mm
Weight:  8.15 g
This coin was minted in August 2006 and is in mint condition.
During the reign of the first rulers of the Piast dynasty mounted warriors used common small horses, similar to the tarpans. Such
horses were very tough, did not require any special feed, and could easily move in forested areas that constituted the majority
of Polish territory at the time. For the purposes of ducal guard, in particular of the greatest armoured sergeants, stronger and larger
horses were bred that attained the height and weight of a modern Arabian horse.
The first battle mentioned in historical records that was fought with the participation of armoured sergeants was the victorious
battle of Mieszko I against the army of margrave Hodon by the Oder river near Cedynia in 972.
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