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20 Zlotys Our Lady of Częstochowa
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland) |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse description | Blue, gold, and multicolour on a guilloché underprint. At upper left, a floral vignette drawn from the antependium of the altar in the Chapel of the Mother of God at Jasna Góra Monastery; at centre left, the coat of arms of Poland in intaglio. At centre right, two crowns borne by angels — those used in the coronation of the icons of the Virgin Mary and Child Jesus from 1717 to 1909 — with a stylized tendril motif from the frame of the icon at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | DEL J. KOPECKA SC. P. KRAJEWSKI PWPW S.A. |
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Issued as a collector note to mark the 300th anniversary of the coronation of the image of Our Lady of Częstochowa — the 1717 ceremony, performed by a papal legate in Warsaw, was the first such Marian coronation in Poland and one of the earliest outside Italy. The note was never intended for general circulation; it was sold in sealed folders by NBP directly to collectors at face value, and commercial use was always theoretical.
Engraving by Przemysław Krajewski on a domestically produced note is worth noting — PWPW has maintained an active intaglio engraving workshop, and this piece was not farmed to a foreign security printer.