Wednesday 2 May 2018

Treasure found in the village


As I promised you in the latest post, today I am going to tell you about the second finding. This time it is  something small but I guess it has a bigger value. So the first questions which probably appears in your mind is: What is it? Well, it is a coin, but not a normal one like one groszy. It is a coin called the Swiss franc. When I found out about it, I decided to look for more information, and as usually in such a situation I surf on Internet. The coin of the Swiss franc is official coins used currently in Switzerland, but it is not the most surprisingly fact about it. 

According Wikipedia, these coins are among the world’s oldest coint valid today. That is why, I am so happy to have this coin in my collection. What is more, it was unusually to find it on the ground in the forest. As you can imagine it should not have been something easy to pick it up  in such a place like forest where everything is grass-grown and normally, when you lose something there you will not find it easily or in the worst situation at all.  However, I was lucky, I remember that I was walking slowly admiring my surroundings and suddenly something flashed on the green not so far away from me. Not thinking too much I got close and took a closer look at the surface and immediately I notice the coin. When I took it in my hands, at first sight I thought "Wow, it must be some ancient coin" and I felt as an explorer who had found a forgotten treasure. The truth is that transcription written in Latin bluff me.

The circulating of the coins have changed and since 2004, the existing pure nickel 20 centime coins have been withdrawn from the circulation because the was a problem with machines which could not  detect them. Nowadays, in circulation there are seven coins and all coins except 5 centime coin in aluminum bronze (one of which I have found) are in a copper nickel.




The quiet life in the village


Recently, I have had a choice to go to a small village next to my hometown and spend there a whole day. I must admit that it was a really beautiful and relaxing time. I have not felt so good for a long time. I went there together with my family. I was grateful that the weather was so pleasant for us, the sky had an amazing blue color without any clouds which could stop the sunshine.



From the beginning I noticed that living in a small village is quite different than living in a city. The air was so fresh and refreshing, I could feel the smell of the nearest forest and enjoying the silence which any city and even the smallest town could offer. Being outside you could enjoying the wonderful nature arrounding everthing. My sister and me decided to take  a walk into the forest to discover some new places and  feel better  the atmosphere of the village. Ohh, the most important thing that I have forgotten to tell you guys is the name of this colorful place. The village is called Bliżów and it is localized in the Southeast part of Poland, very close to Zamość. So, if you ever have an opportunity to go there I recommend you, for sure you will not regret it J



To continue, we went to the forest, to be honest I hoped we would see some animals, like boars, fawns, but we were not lucky enough, the only animals we saw, were some kinds of birds and that is all, but it is always something. After a while of hanging around, we noticed something big on the ground. Immediately I closed to this thing to find out what was that. It turned out that we came across an antler left by moose. I was amazed to find it, and took it in my hands and could not believe how heavy and strong it was. After all of this, we came back to my uncle’s house and we showed the antler to my parents. It was the main attraction of the rest of the evening, everyone wanted to carry or touch it.

What I have to tell you guys is that it was the only thing that we found that day. But about the second treasure I will tell you in the next post. So see you soon and I hope you have a great time.