Commemorative coins of Poland
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Coin
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s minted
Mint (coin)
A mint is an industrial facility which manufactures coins for currency.The history of mints correlates closely with the history of coins. One difference is that the history of the mint is usually closely tied to the political situation of an era...
by the Polish Mint
Polish Mint
The Polish Mint is a private company which is the only body permitted to manufacture coins and banknotes in Poland. It is located in Warsaw...
and issued by the National Bank of Poland
National Bank of Poland
Narodowy Bank Polski is the central bank of Poland. It controls the issuing of Poland's currency, the złoty. The Bank is headquartered in Warsaw, and has branches in every major Polish town...
(the only issuer of the Polish coins ). Each year several collector and commemorative coins are minted to mark political, historical, scientific, cultural, sporting, humanitarian and other similar events of general importance to Poland or with wider international significance.
The material used for production of the commemorative coins is usually alloy of silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
Ag 925, gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
Au 900 or pure gold Au 999,9. Most of the commemorative coins have their equivalents in occasional coins of common use, minted from special brass called “Nordic Gold
Nordic gold
Nordic gold is the alloy from which the middle three denominations of euro coins, 50 cent, 20 cent, and 10 cent coins are made. It has also been in use for a number of years in other countries, most notably in the Swedish 10-krona coin...
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The following table shows the number of coins minted per year. In the first section, the coins are grouped by the metal used, while in the second section they are grouped by their face value.
| Year | Issues | By metal | By face value Face value The Face value is the value of a coin, stamp or paper money, as printed on the coin, stamp or bill itself by the minting authority. While the face value usually refers to the true value of the coin, stamp or bill in question it can sometimes be largely symbolic, as is often the case with bullion... |
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| Gold | Silver | 200 zł | 100 zł | 50 zł | 37 zł | 30 zł | 25 zł | 20 zł | 10 zł | ||
| 2000 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2003 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 22 | ||||||||||
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As a result of inflation in the early 1990s, the currency underwent redenomination
Redenomination
Redenomination is the process of changing the face value of banknotes or coins used in circulating currency.When redenomination occurs, financial data that spans the change must be correctly accounted for. For example, the GDP is properly documented....
. Thus, on 1 January 1995, 10 000 old złotych (PLZ) became one new złoty (PLN). The following list presents commemorative coins since Polish zloty denomination:
- Coins issued in 1995
- Coins issued in 1996
- Coins issued in 1997
- Coins issued in 1998Commemorative coins of Poland: 1998Poland has a selection of gold and silver commemorative coins. In the year 1998 coins were launched in the series: "Polish Kings and Princes", "Castles and Palaces of Poland", "The Animals of the World" and various occasional coins.-References:...
- Coins issued in 1999Commemorative coins of Poland: 1999Poland has a rich selection of Gold and Silver commemorative coins. In the year 1999 coins were launched in the series: "Polish Travelers and Explorers", "Animals of the World", "Polish kings and princes", "Castles and palaces of Poland" and various occasional coins.-References:...
- Coins issued in 2000Commemorative coins of Poland: 2000Poland has a rich selection of Gold and Silver commemorative coins.In the year 2000 coins were launched in the series: "Animals of the World", "Castles and palaces of Poland", "Polish kings and princes" and various occasional coins.-References:...
- Coins issued in 2001Commemorative coins of Poland: 2001Poland has a rich selection of Gold and Silver commemorative coins.In the year 2001 coins were launched in the series: "Monuments of Material Culture in Poland", "Polish kings and princes", "The Animals of the World", "Polish Travelers and Explorers", "The Polish Calendar of Traditional Customs and...
- Coins issued in 2002Commemorative coins of Poland: 2002Poland has a rich selection of Gold and Silver commemorative coins.In the year 2002 coins were launched in the series: "Polish kings and princes", "The Animals of the World", "Polish Travelers and Explorers", "Monuments of Material Culture in Poland", "Polish Painters XIX/XX Centuries" and various...
- Coins issued in 2003
- Coins issued in 2004Commemorative coins of Poland: 2004Poland has a rich selection of Gold and Silver commemorative coins. In the year 2004 coins were launched in the series: "Animals of the World", "Polish Kings and Princes", "Polish Travelers and Explorer", "The Polish Calendar of Traditional Customs and Rituals" and "Polish Painters of the Turn of...
- Coins issued in 2005Commemorative coins of Poland: 2005Poland has a rich selection of Gold and Silver commemorative coins. In the year 2005 coins were launched in the series: "Polish Kings and Princes", "Animals of the World", "History of the Polish Zloty" and "Polish Painters of the Turn of 19th and 20th Centuries" and various occasional...
- Coins issued in 2006Commemorative coins of Poland: 2006Poland has a rich selection of Gold and Silver commemorative coins. In the year 2006 coins were launched in the series: "Animals of the World", "History of the Polish Złoty", "The Polish Calendar of Traditional Customs and Rituals", "Monuments of Material Culture in Poland" ,"History of the Polish...
- Coins issued in 2007Commemorative coins of Poland: 2007Poland has a rich selection of Gold and Silver commemorative coins. In the year 2007 coins were launched in the series: "Animals of the World", "Polish Travelers and Explorers", "History of the Polish Zloty", "Monuments of Material Culture in Poland", "History of the Polish Cavalry", "Polish...
- Coins issued in 2008Commemorative coins of Poland: 2008Poland has a rich selection of Gold and Silver commemorative coins. In the year 2008 coins were launched in the series: "Animals of the World", "Monuments of Material Culture in Poland" , "Polish Painters of the Turn of 19th and 20th Centuries", "The Polish Calendar of Traditional Customs and...
- Coins issued in 2009Commemorative coins of Poland: 2009In the year 2009 coins were issued in the series: "History of the Polish Cavalry", "Animals of the World", "Poland’s path to liberation", "History of Polish Popular Music", "Polish Painters" and various occasional coins....
- Coins issued in 2010Commemorative coins of Poland: 2010The following list is the scheduled issues for year 2010. The schedule is subject to change without prior notice from the National Bank of Poland....