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20 Zlotys Baptism of Poland
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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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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Issued to mark the 1050th anniversary of the Baptism of Poland — the 966 AD Christianization of the Piast dynasty under Mieszko I, the event that effectively inserted the Polish state into the Latin European world and, arguably, made "Poland" a coherent political concept rather than a collection of tribal territories. PWPW produced this as a commemorative collector note, not for general circulation, using the P#188A designation to distinguish it from the parallel P#188 issue.
Michalczuk handled both design and engraving on the obverse, an unusual degree of control for a single artist on a modern commemorative.