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10 Zlotys Jan III Sobieski
| Issuer | National Bank of Poland (Narodowy Bank Polski) |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | A richly detailed high-relief scene depicting King Jan III Sobieski in armored military attire, shown in a heroic three-quarter pose in the foreground. Behind the king, a dramatic battle composition unfolds, with mounted cavalry and armed soldiers rendered in fine detail, evoking the historic Polish military victories of his reign, most notably the Battle of Vienna in 1683. Architectural elements suggesting a fortified city appear in the upper background. The legend JAN III SOBIESKI arcs along the upper periphery, with the regnal dates 1674 – 1696 inscribed to the right, all in Latin script. |
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| Mintage | 2001 MW - Proof - 24,000 |
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Jan III Sobieski is best remembered for commanding the relief force at the Battle of Vienna in September 1683, where a coalition army routed the Ottoman siege — one of the largest cavalry charges in recorded history. This coin was issued as part of NBP's ongoing Kings and Princes of Poland series, which began in the 1990s and worked systematically through Polish royal history in .925 silver.
Sobieski died in 1696 having failed to secure the throne for his son, and the resulting succession crisis eventually opened the door to foreign interference that would, within a century, erase Poland from the map entirely.