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1 Dollar Madonna of Czestochowa (18 of 24 coins)

Issuer Niue
Year 2015
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Value 1 Dollar
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Obverse script Latin
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Edge Plain
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The Madonna of Częstochowa, housed at the Jasna Góra monastery in southern Poland, has been the destination of continuous pilgrimage since the 14th century. The icon's two facial scars are traditionally attributed to a Hussite raid in 1430, though earlier damage during transport has also been proposed. Jasna Góra itself withstood a Swedish siege in 1655 — an event so politically charged that it effectively turned the tide of the conflict and elevated the image to a national symbol far beyond its religious function.

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