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5000 Zlotys Papacy, Gold Bullion
| Issuer | Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska) |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Value | 5000 Zlotys (5000 Złotych) (5000 PLZ) |
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| Obverse description | The Polish state eagle displayed in the center of the field, rendered with outstretched wings and detailed feather work in the People's Republic style, without crown. The date 1989 is divided on either side of the eagle's lower body, flanked by the mint mark MW. The circular legend POLSKA RZECZPOSPOLITA LUDOWA runs along the upper periphery, while the denomination ZL 5000 ZL appears prominently in large numerals across the lower field. |
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| Mintage | 1989 MW - Proof - 1,000 |
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Issued in 1989, this piece arrived at a pivotal moment in Polish history — the same year the Round Table Agreements ended communist rule and Solidarity swept the partially free parliamentary elections. The Mint of Poland produced several gold bullion denominations through the late 1980s explicitly targeting Western hard-currency markets, as the People's Republic desperately needed foreign exchange. Papal themes were a calculated choice: John Paul II remained the single most unifying figure in Polish national consciousness, and his image carried commercial weight abroad that purely nationalist subjects did not.