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20 Zlotys Antonina Hoffmann
| Issuer | National Bank of Poland |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Within a rectangular flan with rounded corners, the crowned Polish eagle — coat of arms of the Republic of Poland — is depicted in high relief at the upper center of the field. Below the eagle, the inscriptions '2020', 'RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA', and '20 ZŁ' are arranged in three lines across the center. The lower portion of the obverse features a detailed architectural rendering of the façade of the Grand Theatre (Teatr Wielki) in Warsaw, rendered in fine relief with arched portals, sculptural groups, and flanking domed pavilions characteristic of the neoclassical building. |
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| Obverse lettering | mw 2020 RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA 20 ZŁ |
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Antonina Żabińska (born Antonina Erdman, stage name Hoffmann) sheltered hundreds of Jewish refugees inside the Warsaw Zoo during the German occupation, hiding them in animal enclosures and the villa she shared with her husband Jan, the zoo's director. The 2020 issue is part of Poland's long-running series honoring figures central to wartime rescue efforts — a program that has produced some of the Mint of Poland's most technically ambitious collector strikes.
Żabińska died in 1971, largely unknown outside Poland. International recognition came decades later, principally through Diane Ackerman's 2007 book and its 2017 film adaptation.