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10 Zlotys John Paul II, the Pilgrim
| Issuer | Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska) |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Currency | Fourth Zloty (1995-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1999 MW - Proof - 70,000 |
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Issued to mark the 1999 papal visit to Poland — John Paul II's seventh trip to his homeland — this coin appeared during what many Polish Catholics considered the most politically charged of his returns, coming just months after the country had formally joined NATO and amid fierce national debate over the role of the Church in a post-communist secular state. The Mint of Poland produced a substantial range of commemorative issues through the late 1990s tied to Wojtyła, reflecting both genuine popular demand and the mint's aggressive expansion into collector markets during that decade.