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Lithuanian and Polish central banks to issue coins dedicated to the Constitution of 1791
2020-12-21
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In April 2021, commemorating the 230th Anniversary of the Constitution of 1791 - the magnum opus of the revived Polish‑Lithuanian Commonwealth, the national banks of Lithuania and Poland will jointly issue collector coins dedicated to this historic date.
The central banks have already agreed on common motifs and inscriptions to be reflected on these precious metal coins, which are expected to be issued in both countries on the same day in April 2021.
On this occasion, the Bank of Lithuania plans to issue a €20 silver coin dedicated to the 230
Slavery
Slavery in the Ottoman Empire was a legal and significant part of the Ottoman Empire’s economy and traditional society.[1] The main sources of slaves were wars and politically organized enslavement expeditions in North and East Africa, Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the Caucasus. It has been reported that the selling price of slaves decreased after large military operations.[2] In Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), the administrative and political center of the Ottoman Empire, about a fifth of the 16th- and 17th-century population consisted of slaves.[3] Customs statistics of these centuries suggest that Istanbul’s additional slave imports from the Black Sea may have totaled around 2.5 million from 1453 to 1700.[4]