10 Zloty – 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Saint John Paul II (2020)

Image source: National Bank of Poland

Additional information

Title / Occasion	100th Anniversary of the Birth of Saint John Paul II
Country	Poland
Denomination	10 Zloty
Year of Issue	2020
Material	Silver
Fineness	Ag .925
Size (mm)	32.00
Weight	14.40 g
Shape	Round
Edge	Plain
Quality	Proof
Mint	Mint of Poland
Mintmark	Monogram MW
Mintage	16000
Special Techniques	Color, Special finish
Designer	Walerzak, Urszula

Description obverse

A fragment of Jerzy Kossak’s painting “Miracle on the Vistula” and to the left an eagle - State Emblem of the Republic of Poland and mintmark. Above quotation from John Paul II’s “[…] urodziłem się w 1920, w maju, w tym czasie, kiedy bolszewicy szli na Warszawę.”. Around circular inscription RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA 2020 and 10 ZŁ

Description reverse

Saint John Paul II and an image of the baptismal font in the Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wadowice. Inscriptions 100. ROCZNICA URODZIN ŚWIĘTEGO JANA PAWŁA II and 1920-2020 with tiny Polish flag below.