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10 Zlotys Polish Team Beijing 2008
| Issuer | Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska) |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | The Polish state eagle displayed in high relief occupies the upper field above the central square perforation, flanked on either side by the denomination numerals '10' and the currency abbreviation 'ZŁ'. In the lower field, a detailed architectural rendering of the Tiananmen Gate complex in Beijing is depicted, with the five-ring Olympic logo and a stylized torch flame motif inscribed at the base. The circular legend 'RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA' arcs along the upper periphery, while the date '2008' and the mint mark 'mw' appear along the right side. The design integrates the coin's distinctive square central aperture as a compositional element referencing traditional Chinese cash coinage. |
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| Mintage | 2008 MW - Proof - 150,000 |
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Issued to mark Poland's participation in the Beijing Summer Olympics, this coin belongs to a long Polish tradition of Olympic commemoratives that dates to the country's return to international competition after the communist-era boycotts. Poland had skipped the 1984 Los Angeles Games in solidarity with the Soviet-led bloc — Beijing represented, two decades later, a very different kind of engagement with the world stage.