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20 Zlotys Jacek Malczewski
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland) |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Reference(s) | Y#478 |
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| Reverse lettering | JACEK MALCZEWSKI 1854-1929 |
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| Mintage | 2003 MW - Proof - 64,000 |
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Jacek Malczewski (1854–1929) is Poland's foremost Symbolist painter, and this issue belongs to NBP's long-running series honoring Polish artists — one of the more intellectually serious collector programs any central bank has sustained. Malczewski's work drew heavily on Polish Romantic mythology and the trauma of Partition-era national suppression, themes that carried obvious resonance when the series was issued in the early post-communist decades.
The .925 silver standard used here matches the broader NBP collector coin program of the period, which consistently prioritized proof presentation over circulation relevance.