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10 Zlotys 200th Anniversary of the Ossoliński National Institute
| Issuer | National Bank of Poland (Narodowy Bank Polski) |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 10 Zlotys (10 Złotych) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Polish state eagle to the left of center in the field, with a detailed architectural rendering of the domed rotunda of the Ossolineum building occupying the right portion of the design. The denomination '10 ZŁ' appears in the upper right field. The curved legend 'RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA' runs along the left rim, with the date '2017' inscribed in the lower central field. The composition blends heraldic and architectural elements in a refined proof finish. |
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| Obverse lettering | RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA 10 ZŁ mw 2017 |
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The Ossolineum — formally the Ossoliński National Institute — was founded in Lwów in 1817 by Count Józef Maksymilian Ossoliński, who donated his personal library and art collection to establish what became one of the most important Polish cultural repositories in existence. Its survival across two centuries is genuinely improbable: the institution weathered Austro-Hungarian administration, two world wars, Soviet occupation, and the postwar amputation of Lwów itself from Poland. After 1945, the collections were split — the manuscripts relocated to Wrocław, while much of the art remained in Lwów under Soviet, then Ukrainian, custody.