Catalog description
This two-zloty coin featuring Świdnica belongs to Poland’s Fourth Zloty system, in use since 1995, and was issued in 2007 as a coin intended for circulation. Its subject forms part of a series presenting Poland’s historic cities, giving an everyday denomination the additional role of a small record of the country’s urban heritage. The reverse refers to Świdnica, an important historic centre of Lower Silesia, while the obverse retains the standard composition used on Polish circulating coins, with the national emblem and denomination.
The coin is made of Nordic gold, the distinctive golden-coloured alloy used for Polish circulating 2-zloty pieces, and measures 27 mm in diameter and weighs 8.15 g. The 2007 variant is recorded with a mintage of 1,200,000 pieces, making it an appealing entry for collectors of the series as well as an example of a coin that could be encountered in everyday transactions. In Poland in 2007, two zlotys represented a small amount suitable for a minor purchase or for adding to a larger payment, although purchasing power varied by location and economic circumstances. The piece is especially interesting for the way it combines the practical function of money with local Świdnica imagery and the opportunity to follow the wider sequence of historic-city issues.
Value guide
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