Collector coins

Issuing collector items is an occasionto commemorate important historic figuresand anniversaries, as well as to developthe interest of the public in Polish culture,science, and tradition.

On 14 September 2016 Narodowy Bank Polski will be putting into circulation a collector coin of the series “Polish Painters of the 19th and 20th Centuries” – Olga Boznańska with the face value of 20 zł.

Collector coins issued by NBPare sold in the NBP regional branches and at the internet shop.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the www.nbp.pl/monety website.

Should you have any questions, please contact our consultants at the following phone numbers: +48 22 185 45 96 and +48 22 185 13 03.

All Polish collector coins feature:

face value

image of the Eagle established as the state

emblem of the Republic of Poland

inscription: Rzeczpospolita Polska

year of issue

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Polish Olympic Team – Rio de Janeiro 2016

Polish Olympic Team – Rio de Janeiro 2016

Face value 200 złMetal: Au 900/1000 Finish: proofDiameter: 27.00 mm Weight: 15.50 gEdge: plainMintage: up to 2,000 pcs

Designer: Robert KotowiczIssuer: NBP The coins, commissioned by NBP, were struck by Mennica Polska S.A

Face value 10 zł Metal: Ag 925/1000 Finish: proofDimensions: 32.00 mm Weight: 14.14 gEdge: plainMintage: up to 30,000 pcs

Designer: Robert KotowiczIssuer: NBP The coins, commissioned by NBP, were struck by Mennica Polska S.A.

Poland debuted at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 1924. The debut was successful and brought Poland two medals – a silver for the track cycling team and bronze for the horse rider Adam Królikiewicz in the show jumping competition. Since then, representatives of Poland have participated in every Summer Olympic Games (except for the games held in Los Angeles in 1984, when Poland’s absence was due to political reasons). The first gold for Poland was won in Amsterdam in 1928 by the discus thrower Halina Konopacka.Poland’s athletes have won a total of 271 medals at the Summer Olympics (including 64 gold, 82 silver and 125 bronze medals). The most medals were won by track and field athletes, boxers, wrestlers and fencers.Poland won the largest haul of medals – 32 – in Moscow (1980), and the most gold medals – 7 – in Tokyo (1964), Munich (1972), Montreal (1976) and Atlanta (1996).Starting from Athens (2004), successive Olympic Games have added only 10 Olympic medals to Poland’s achievements, and Poland’s position in the world rankings has weakened. One of the reasons for this is the change in the “geography” of sport – many new, independent countries have been created. Sport has developed rapidly in Asia and Africa, which means it is more difficult to win a medal. The road to participation in the Olympics, leading through a complex system of qualifications, is also longer, especially for athletes from Europe. However, we are counting on the success of the Polish Olympic Team and the breaking of the 10-medal barrier.The Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (5–21 August 2016) will be the first such event in South America and – despite the 5-hour time difference – will certainly attract great interest in Poland, not only from sports fans.The WOMEN’S HAMMER THROW was included into the Olympic programme in Sydney in 2000. The inaugural competition was won by Kamila Skolimowska, who was just under 18 at the time.She participated in two more Olympic Games (in Athens and Beijing). She broke the national record 15 times and was the Polish Champion 12 times. She died suddenly at a training camp in Portugal in February 2009. Her hammer-throwing friend, Anita Włodarczyk, is a worthy continuator of her achievements. She already has under her belt an Olympic silver medal (London 2012), two World Championship titles and the current world record. She is Poland’s great hope for an Olympic medal in Rio de Janeiro.

MOUNTAIN BIKING (MTB) has only been a fully-fledged sports discipline for a quarter of a century and first appeared at the Olympic Games in Atlanta (1996). The sport gained a foothold in Poland relatively quickly and in the following years Poland began to achieve considerable success in this discipline. It is the women who have achieved the most success: Anna Szafraniec, Aleksandra Dawidowicz and super champion Maja Włoszczowska. Maja Włoszczowska was the vice Olympic Champion in Beijing (2008) and the winner of 20 (!) medals (including 4 gold) in the World and European Championships in various MTB competitions. She won a bronze medal at the First European Games (Baku 2015).

She should also be a strong link in Poland’s team in Rio.

Henryk Urbaś Polish Olympic Committee

The obverse of the gold coin features a system of stars with the Southern Cross constellation which appears on the Brazilian national flag, while the reverse presents the Polish Olympic Symbol, a stylised figure of a mountain biker during a race and a reference to the fauna and flora of Brazil, the host of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Rio 2016.The obverse of the silver coin features a stylised outline of the trajectory, around which a male hammer thrower is spinning, the figure of the hammer thrower, and the system of stars that appears on Brazil’s national flag. In turn, the reverse features the Polish Olympic Symbol, the stylised figure of a female hammer thrower and references to Brazilian nature.

On 26 July 2016 Narodowy Bank Polski is putting into circulation collector coins “Polish Olympic Team – Rio de Janeiro 2016”, a gold coin with the face value of 200 zł and a silver coin with the face value of 10 zł.