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500 000 Zlotys Józef Piłsudski
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | A forward-facing bust portrait of Marshal Józef Piłsudski, statesman and military commander, occupying the central field in high relief. Piłsudski is depicted in military uniform adorned with several decorations and medals visible on his chest, including what appears to be the Order of Virtuti Militari. His distinctive mustache and firm expression are rendered with fine engraving detail. The legend MARSZAŁEK PIŁSUDSKI is inscribed in two arcing lines across the upper field, flanking the portrait on either side. |
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| Mintage | 1990 - Proof, Struck: Solidarity Mint, Fullerton, CA (USA) - 16 |
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This piece belongs to a collector series launched by the National Bank of Poland in the final months of communist rule and the opening months of independence — a deliberate act of historical reclamation. Piłsudski had been effectively a forbidden figure under the People's Republic, his name scrubbed from official commemoration for four decades. Issuing a gold coin bearing his likeness in 1990 was as much a political statement as a numismatic one.
The two-troy-ounce format places it squarely in the bullion-collector crossover market Poland was cultivating as it rebuilt foreign currency reserves during the transition period.