Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5000 Zlotys Ladislaus II Jagiellon bust
| Issuer | Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A three-quarter length portrait bust of King Władysław II Jagiełło facing slightly left occupies the center field, depicted wearing an ornate medieval crown with fleur-de-lis finials and a fur-trimmed mantle clasped with a decorative brooch bearing heraldic motifs. The king's shoulder-length hair flows beneath the crown. The legend WŁADYSŁAW II arcs along the upper left periphery and JAGIEŁŁO along the upper right. The regnal dates 1386 and 1434 are inscribed in two lines at the lower right field. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Issued in the final months of communist Poland, this coin honors Władysław II Jagiełło, the Lithuanian-born grand duke who became King of Poland in 1386 through his marriage to Queen Jadwiga and went on to defeat the Teutonic Knights at Grunwald in 1410 — a victory that defined Polish national identity for centuries. The timing of the release is quietly ironic: a regime on the verge of collapse invoking one of the most celebrated unifiers in Polish history.
The .750 silver alloy was a cost-reduction measure common to late-communist Polish commemoratives, distinguishing this series from the finer .925 issues of earlier decades.