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2 Zlotys (Krzemionki Opatowskie)

Poland coin 2 Zlotys (Krzemionki Opatowskie) with issue dates 2012 (Monuments of Material Culture in Poland – Krzemionki Opatowskie)

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Issuer: Poland
Issuing authority: National Bank of Poland
Period: Fourth Zloty (1995-date)
Type: Standard circulation
Years: 2012
Value: 2 Zlotys (Krzemionki Opatowskie)
Currency: Polish zloty
Series: Monuments of Material Culture in Poland – Krzemionki Opatowskie
Material: Nordic gold
Size: 27 mm
Shape: round
Variants: 1

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Issuer: Poland
Issuing authority: National Bank of Poland
Period: Fourth Zloty (1995-date)
Type: Standard circulation
Years: 2012

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This Polish circulating 2-zloty coin was issued in 2012 as part of a series devoted to monuments of material culture. Its subject is Krzemionki Opatowskie, a prehistoric complex of striped-flint mines near Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, associated with mining activity dating from the Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age. The choice of this archaeological site illustrates how Poland’s circulating coinage can also serve as a vehicle for presenting the country’s cultural heritage.

The 2-zloty denomination belongs to the modern Fourth Zloty system and is struck in Nordic gold, an alloy widely used for Polish circulation coins. In 2012, two zlotys represented a modest but useful everyday sum and could cover a small purchase, although purchasing power varied considerably by locality and economic circumstances. The coin will appeal to collectors of Polish thematic circulation issues as well as to those interested in archaeological sites represented on national currency. An especially interesting piece of context is that Krzemionki was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List only in 2019, several years after this coin was issued.

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2 Zlotys (Krzemionki Opatowskie)

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