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10 Zlotys Ks. Kardynał Stefan Wyszyński
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland) |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Weight | 14.14 g |
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| Obverse lettering | RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA mw SOLI DEO ROK 2001 ZŁOTYCH 10 ZŁOTYCH |
| Reverse description | A portrait effigy of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński rendered in high relief occupies the central field, set against an incuse outline of Saint John's Cathedral in Warsaw. The dates 1901 and 1981, separated by a cross, appear to the left of the portrait, denoting the cardinal's birth and death years. A semicircular legend KS. KARDYNAŁ STEFAN WYSZYŃSKI arcs above the composition. |
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Wyszyński spent over three years under house arrest between 1953 and 1956, imprisoned by Poland's communist government after refusing to subordinate the Church to state authority. His release came only after Gomułka's return to power and the political thaw of October 1956. This coin was issued on the twentieth anniversary of his death in 1981 — the same year, notably, that both John Paul II was shot in St. Peter's Square and martial law was declared in Poland.