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10 Zlotys Polish Settlement in North America
| Issuer | Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska) |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Value | 10 Zlotys (10 Złotych) |
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| Obverse description | The central glass insert depicts a Polish glassblower facing left, blowing molten glass through a long pipe, rendered in a painterly style beneath the convex glass dome. The surrounding silver ring features a richly detailed high-relief composition evoking colonial Virginia: to the left, a group of settlers engaged in crafts and writing; to the right, a standing colonist interacting with a Native American figure; in the upper field, a panoramic scene of the early Jamestown settlement and the Polish coat of arms. The legend RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA curves along the left and lower rim, with the denomination 10 ZŁ at lower right and VIRGINIA arching across the top. The date 2008 appears in the lower field alongside a compass rose motif and the Polish eagle mint mark. |
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| Obverse lettering | VIRGINIA 2008 10 ZŁ RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA mw (Translation: Virginia 2008 10 Złotych Republic of Poland MW) |
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Issued to mark the 400th anniversary of Polish settlement in North America, this coin references the arrival of Polish craftsmen at Jamestown, Virginia in 1608 — recruited by the Virginia Company specifically for their skills in glass-making, tar production, and soap manufacture. These artisans were among the first recorded skilled tradesmen in English colonial America, and when the colonial assembly initially denied them voting rights in 1619, they staged what is often cited as the first labor strike in American history.
The bimetallic construction — a glass center set into a silver ring — directly references the Jamestown glassblowers. Poland's Mennica Polska produced this as part of its long-running commemorative program; the glass insert itself was manufactured separately before being set into the struck ring.