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2000 Zlotys Ladislaus I Herman
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Currency | Third Zloty (1949-1994) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a right-facing bust portrait of Władysław I Herman, Duke of Poland, depicted in a medieval style with long flowing hair beneath a helmet or skullcap, and a full beard, occupying the central field in high relief. The subject is rendered with strong artistic detail evoking the Romanesque period of his reign. The curved legend 'WŁADYSŁAW I HERMAN' arcs across the upper portion of the coin. Below the portrait, the regnal dates '1079 – 1102' are inscribed, flanked by decorative lozenges, indicating the years of his rule as Duke of Poland. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Władysław I Herman ruled Poland from 1079 to 1102, ascending after the exile of his brother Bolesław II — himself driven out following the murder of Bishop Stanisław of Kraków, later canonized as Poland's patron saint. The 1981 issue belongs to the NBP's Royal series, which Poland began producing in the 1970s partly as hard-currency earners during the period of Western credit dependency. That economic context gives the series an ironic edge: gold coins celebrating medieval Polish sovereignty were being sold abroad precisely because the state needed foreign exchange it couldn't otherwise generate.