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20 000 Zlotys XIV FIFA World Cup - Italy 1990
| Issuer | Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska) |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic figure of a football player in mid-kick is depicted at center, rendered in a stylized relief against a background of vertical lines suggesting motion. A globe appears at the lower portion of the design, symbolizing the international scope of the tournament. The silhouette of the Italian peninsula is visible in the upper right field, identifying the host nation. The circular legend XIV MISTRZOSTWA ŚWIATA W PIŁCE NOŻNEJ arcs across the upper periphery, while WŁOCHY - 1990 is inscribed along the lower margin. |
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Poland's 1989 World Cup commemorative series was produced under the final months of the Polish People's Republic — the communist government that had commissioned it would cease to exist before Italy 1990 even kicked off. The transition to democracy in mid-1989 meant Mennica Polska was simultaneously striking coins for a state in the process of dissolving itself.
The .750 silver fineness is a deliberate departure from the more common .925 or .999 used in most commemorative programs of the period, a cost-driven decision consistent with Poland's hard-currency shortages in the late communist era.