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20 Zlotys Noc świętojańska
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland) |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA 2006 20 ZŁ |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued as part of Poland's long-running folklore and cultural heritage collector series, this coin commemorates Noc Świętojańska — the Slavic midsummer festival tied to the feast of St. John, celebrated on the shortest night of the year. The holiday predates Christianity in Poland, rooted in pre-Christian fertility rites involving bonfires, wreath-floating on rivers, and the legendary search for the blooming fern flower, said to reveal hidden treasure to whoever found it.
The hologram element on the silver flan was a technically ambitious choice for the Mennica Polska at the time, applied to evoke the otherworldly, luminescent quality the festival traditionally carries in Polish folk tradition.