Issued to mark the centenary of Polish Scouting, which traces its organized founding to 1910 — a period when Poland did not exist as a sovereign state and scouting activities operated covertly under Russian, German, and Austro-Hungarian partition authorities. The movement functioned partly as a vehicle for preserving Polish national identity under occupation, a role it would reprise during World War II when scout networks fed directly into the Polish Underground State.
Issued to mark the centenary of Polish Scouting, which traces its organized founding to 1910 — a period when Poland did not exist as a sovereign state and scouting activities operated covertly under Russian, German, and Austro-Hungarian partition authorities. The movement functioned partly as a vehicle for preserving Polish national identity under occupation, a role it would reprise during World War II when scout networks fed directly into the Polish Underground State.