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5000 Zlotys Toruń
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland) |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Value | 5000 Zlotys (5000 Złotych) (5000 PLZ) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Nicolaus Copernicus, the renowned astronomer born in Toruń, depicted in Renaissance attire with a draped collar. Superimposed over the bust is an armillary sphere or orrery rendered in relief, symbolizing the heliocentric model, with a central sun disc and orbiting ring. Historic Toruń architecture, including a medieval tower and city gate, is engraved in low relief across the background field. The city name TORUŃ appears in Gothic-style lettering across the upper portion of the coin. The engraver's monogram E appears at the lower left of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Issued in the final months of communist Poland, this coin commemorates Toruń — birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus and one of the best-preserved medieval Hanseatic towns in Central Europe. The NBP released several high-denomination collector zloty issues through the late 1980s partly to generate hard currency from Western numismatic markets, since the zloty itself was effectively unconvertible and the domestic economy was rationing basic goods.
The .750 fineness was a deliberate cost-saving specification, distinguishing these late-series issues from the .999 silver pieces the mint had produced earlier in the decade.