2 Zlotych 2005, Solidarity [Poland]

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Country: Poland
Shape: Round
Weight: 8.15 g
Mintage: 1000000 pcs.
Name: 25th Anniversary of the Independent Self-Governing Trade Union 'Solidarity'
Metal: Brass
Composition: Cu-Zn
Denomination: 2 zlotych (zlote)
Currency: Zloty
Orientation: Medal alignment
Designer: obverse: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska; reverse: Ewa Olszewska-Borys
Reference: Y# 565
Diameter: 27 mm
Thickness: 2 mm

Reverse
Along the upper edge arc are two years: 1980 — the year the independent trade union 'Solidarity' was founded, and 2005 — the year of its 25th anniversary. The inscriptions are separated by a raised dot. In the central part, on three sheets of paper, are inscriptions in Polish: 'NSZZ' — an abbreviation for 'Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy', and 'Solidarność' — 'Solidarity', together translating as 'Independent Self-Governing Trade Union 'Solidarity''. A hand with extended index and middle fingers forms a victory sign.
Obverse
Along the edge arc in the upper part is the name of the Republic of Poland in Polish: 'RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA'. Below is the inscription 'zt 2 zt' — denoting '2 zlotych', with five raised dots on each side. In the central part is the image of the national coat of arms: a crowned eagle with wings spread and raised, its head turned left. The eagle's legs separate the inscription with the year of issue — '2005' — into two parts.