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2 Zlotys Węgorz europejski (Anguilla anguilla)
| Issuer | National Bank of Poland (Narodowy Bank Polski) |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Composition | Nordic gold |
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| Reverse description | Two naturalistically rendered European eels (Anguilla anguilla) are depicted intertwined in sinuous relief against a plain field, their elongated bodies crossing and coiling in a dynamic composition suggestive of movement through water. The Polish common name WĘGORZ EUROPEJSKI is inscribed in two lines along the lower left rim, while the Linnaean binomial Anguilla anguilla appears in italicised lettering along the lower right rim. The design effectively conveys the serpentine form and aquatic character of the species within the circular format of the coin. |
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| Edge | Lettered — repeated inscription NBP, every second one inverted |
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Poland's "Animals of the World" Nordic gold series, launched in 2003, was issued under the authority of the Narodowy Bank Polski as legal tender collectibles — struck in limited quantities and never intended for circulation. The European eel presented an apt subject: Anguilla anguilla was already under serious conservation pressure by 2003, its Atlantic spawning migration to the Sargasso Sea still not fully understood by scientists.