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200 Zlotys 1000th anniversary of Gdańsk
| Issuer | National Bank of Poland (Narodowy Bank Polski) |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Currency | Fourth Zloty (1995-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | 200 ZŁOTYCH RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA 1996 |
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| Reverse lettering | TYSIĄCLECIE MIASTA GDAŃSKA 997 1997 mw |
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Gdańsk's millennial commemoration in 1996 traced the city's founding to 997 AD, the year Bohemian missionary Adalbert of Prague passed through the settlement — then recorded in chronicles as "Gyddanyzc" — on his way to evangelize the Prussians, a journey that ended with his martyrdom and eventual canonization. The Polish state's claim to that founding date is as much political as historical, anchoring Gdańsk firmly within the narrative of early Piast-dynasty Poland at a moment when post-communist Poland was actively reasserting its historical identity.
The .900 gold series from NBP in this period was struck in low mintages, typically under 3,000 pieces, making most issues genuinely scarce rather than artificially so.