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20 Zlotys Baptism of Poland
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined portrait vignette of Duchess Dobrawa and Duke Mieszko I, rendered in intaglio after portraits by Jan Matejko. At Mieszko's left arm, a representation of the Staurotheke of Ostrów Lednicki, a Byzantine cross-shaped reliquary associated with the Christianisation of Poland in 966 AD. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of Gniezno Cathedral rendered in intaglio, evoking its role as the earliest seat of Polish Christianity. At upper right center, a depiction of the Royal Chalice of Trzemeszno, a liturgical artifact linked to the Piast dynasty. |
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| Protection description | Watermark in the form of a portrait element; embedded security thread with microtext. |
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