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2 Zlotys Black Madonna of Częstochowa, Private Issue M
| Issuer | Poland |
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| Year | 1928 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the crowned Polish eagle with wings displayed, facing left, rendered in a bold relief characteristic of the interwar period. The eagle bears a royal crown above its head and displays detailed feathering across its breast and wings. Surrounding the eagle, the circular legend reads 'RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA' along the upper and right periphery, while the denomination '2 ZŁOTE' appears in the lower field. The entire design is enclosed within a raised beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | KRÓLOWA KORONY POLSKIEJ · 1928 · |
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Poland's interwar "private issue" 2-zloty pieces occupy an odd corner of numismatic classification — produced outside the state mint apparatus, these brass tokens functioned as quasi-official substitutes during a period when the newly stabilized złoty, reformed under the Grabski currency plan of 1924, was still finding its footing in everyday commerce. The exact commissioning authority behind the "M" designation remains disputed among Polish specialists.
Częstochowa's Jasna Góra monastery had been a flashpoint during the partitions, its icon surviving Prussian suppressions and Russian restrictions alike. Invoking it on a circulating piece in 1928 carried weight that went well beyond decoration.