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2 Zlotys Pope John Paul II
| Issuer | National Bank of Poland (Narodowy Bank Polski) |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 2 Zlotys (2 Złote) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bold, sensitively rendered bust of Pope John Paul II is shown in right profile, occupying the left portion of the field, his papal skullcap and vestments rendered in fine detail. To the right, the silhouetted outline of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City rises against a textured background, with small figures of mourners depicted in the lower right. The dates 1920 - 2005, marking the Pope's birth and death years, arc across the upper field. The legend JAN PAWEŁ II is inscribed in two lines across the central lower field. |
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Issued in the year of John Paul II's death, this piece was struck as part of Poland's long-running Nordic gold commemorative program, which had by 2005 produced dozens of issues annually. The timing was not planned — the coin was already in production schedules when Karol Wojtyła died on April 2, 2005, transforming what would have been a celebratory issue into something closer to a memorial.
Mintages for NBP commemoratives in this format routinely ran into the millions, distributed through bank branches at face value. Circulation was largely incidental; most were pulled immediately by the public and hoarded.