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20 Zlotys Battle of Warsaw
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland) |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is divided vertically into two distinct fields by a raised line. The left portion presents a mirror-polished black field bearing the date 1920 in large numerals and the vertical legend 90. ROCZNICA BITWY WARSZAWSKIEJ. The right and central portion features a dramatic three-dimensional depiction of a helmeted Polish infantryman holding a rifle with fixed bayonet, rendered in high relief and matte silver finish, which transitions seamlessly into a vivid colour pad-printed reproduction of a battle scene showing charging soldiers carrying red banners, evoking contemporary patriotic painting of the Polish-Soviet War of 1920. |
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| Mintage | 2010 MW - Proof - 50,000 |
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The Battle of Warsaw in August 1920 — sometimes called the "Miracle on the Vistula" — saw Polish forces under Józef Piłsudski repel the Soviet Red Army at a moment when Lenin's government fully expected to carry revolution into Western Europe. The Polish victory effectively ended the Soviet westward advance and is considered by some historians among the most consequential military engagements of the twentieth century.
The 3D pad printing technique applied to the silver gives the coin a tactile topographic surface — a relatively novel production method at the time of issue, used by the NBP to distinguish commemoratives requiring dimensional relief beyond what conventional dies can achieve.