500 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	500 Zloty
Year of Issue	2020
Material	Gold
Fineness	Au .999
Size (mm)	40.0 x 40.0
Weight	62.20 g
Shape	Special shape
Edge	Plain
Quality	Proof
Mint	Mint of Poland
Mintmark	Monogram MW
Mintage	966
Special Techniques	Special shape
Designer	Walerzak, Urszula

Description obverse

In the central round panel depiction of 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 BITWA WARSZAWSKA 1920. In the left corner of the coin 500 ZŁ, in the bottom corner 2020, in two others decorative pattern.

Description reverse

In the central round panel Saint John Paul II praying at the baptismal font in the Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wadowice. To the left 1920-2020, circular inscription 100. ROCZNICA URODZIN ŚWIĘTEGO JANA PAWŁA II. Decorative pattern in all four corners of the coin.