2 Zlotys Cistercian Monastery in Jędrzejów

The Cistercian abbey at Jędrzejów, founded in 1140, holds the distinction of being the oldest Cistercian monastery in Poland. It survived the Partitions, two World Wars, and Soviet-era nationalization — the monks were expelled by communist authorities in 1950 and not permitted to return until 1989. This coin was issued as part of NBP's long-running Nordic gold series commemorating historic Polish monuments, a program that generated dozens of types across the 2000s and has become one of the more systematically collected modern Polish series.