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.
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.