Poland has a rich selection of Gold and Silver commemorative coins. In the year 2008 coins were launched in the series: "Animals of the World", "Monuments of Material Culture in Poland" (previously "Castles and Palaces in Poland"), "Polish Painters of the Turn of 19th and 20th Centuries", "The Polish Calendar of Traditional Customs and Rituals", "History of the Polish Zloty", and various occasional coins.
Table of contents Animals of the World: Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) Reverse designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska, Obverse designer: Roussanka Nowakowska Mint: Mennica Polska S.A. Value: zł 20 Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) Quantity: 107,000 pcs Quality: Proof Issued: 16 January 2008 Diameter: Weight: Market value: 200 zł Part of the collection "Animals of the World".
Obverse: An image of the eagle established as the State emblem of the Republic of Poland. Under the Eagle, the notation of the year of issue: 2008, below, an inscription, ZŁ 20 ZŁ. The images of the Polish national flag on the sides of the Eagle's legs. At the top, a semicircular inscription, RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA. The Mint's mark under the Eagle's left leg, m/w.
Reverse: An image of an adult peregrine falcon and two chicks in a nest on a rock. On the right, a stylised image representing a fragment of a mountain range. At the top, a semicircular inscription, SOKÓŁ WĘDROWNY – Falco peregrinus. 40th Anniversary of March 1968 Coin designer: Andrzej Nowakowski Mint: Mennica Polska S.A. Value: zł 10 Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) Quantity: 118,000 pcs Quality: Proof Issued: 3 March 2008 Diameter: Weight: Market value: 160 zł Obverse: On the right-hand side, an image of the Eagle established as the State Emblem of the Republic of Poland. On the right-hand side at the top, a semicircular inscription, RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA. Below the Eagle, on the right-hand-side, the notation of the year of issue, 2008. Below, the images of an open book on top of a closed book. On the left-hand side, the stylised images of falling book pages. The Mint's mark, m/w, under the Eagle's right leg.
Reverse: A stylised image of the main entrance gate of the University of Warsaw. Below, a stylised flag symbolizing the Polish national flag and stylised images of banners. At the top, a semicircular inscription, 40. ROCZNICA MARCA `68 (40th anniversary of March ‘68 events). At the bottom, the stylised images of militiamen and protesting students. Siberian exiles (gold) Coin designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska Mint: Mennica Polska S.A. Value: zł 100 Alloy: Au 900/1000 (Gold) Quantity: 12,000 pcs Quality: Proof Issued: 26 March 2008 Diameter: Weight: Market value: 800 zł Obverse: On the left-hand side, an image of the Eagle established as the State Emblem of the Republic of Poland. On the right- hand side, human figures silhouetted against the tree trunks. On the right-hand side, a vertical inscription, 100 ZŁ. On the left-hand side and at the bottom, in the rim, a semicircular inscription, RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA, and the notation of the year of issue, 2008. The Mint's mark, m/w, under the Eagle's left leg.
Reverse: The stylised images of an old woman and a girl on the right-hand side, and of a fragment of a hut with a visible window on the left-hand side, separated by a stylised image of a tree trunk. On the right-hand side, a semicircular inscription, SYBIRACY (Siberian exiles). Siberian exiles (silver) Coin designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska Mint: Mennica Polska S.A. Value: zł 10 Alloy: Ag 925/1000 (Silver) Quantity: 135,000 pcs Quality: Proof Issued: 26 March 2008 Diameter: Weight: Market value: 100 zł Obverse: On the left-hand side, an image of the Eagle established as the State Emblem of the Republic of Poland. In the cen- tral part and on the right-hand side, the images of human figures. On the right-hand side, a diagonal inscription, ... bylismy tlumem bezimiennym (... we were a nameless crowd). At the bottom, on the right-hand side, an inscription, 10 ZŁ. On the left-hand side and at the top, in the rim, a semicircular inscription, RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA, and the notation of the year of issue, 2008. The Mint's mark, m/w, under the Eagle's left leg.
Reverse: In the central part, an inscription, SYBIRACY (Siberian exiles). In the background, a stylised image of the woods and its reflection. At the bottom, a zirconia stone. 65th Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (gold) Coin designer: Urszula Walerzak Mint: Mennica Polska S.A. Value: zł 200 Alloy: Au 900/1000 (Gold) Quantity: 12,000 pcs Quality: Proof Issued: 15 April 2008 Diameter: Weight: Market value: Obverse:
Reverse: 65th Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (silver) Coin designer: Urszula Walerzak Mint: Mennica Polska S.A. Value: zł 20 Alloy: Ag 925/1000 (Silver) Quantity: 145,000 pcs Quality: Proof Issued: 15 April 2008 Diameter: Weight: Market value: 120 zł Obverse:
Reverse: Zbigniew Herbert (1924 - 1998) (gold) Coin designer: Dominika Karpińska-Kopiec Mint: Mennica Polska S.A. Value: zł 200 Alloy: Au 900/1000 (Gold) Quantity: 11,200 pcs Quality: Proof Issued: 30 May 2008 Diameter: Weight: Market value: Obverse: On the left-hand side, an image of the Eagle established as the State Emblem of the Republic of Poland. On the right-hand side, the half-figure of Zbigniew Herbert. In the rim, a semicircular inscription, RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA and the notation of the year of issue, 2008 plus an inscription, 1924-1998 ZBIGNIEW HERBERT. Below, in the centre, a vertical inscription, 200 ZŁ. The Mint's mark, m/w, under the Eagle's left leg.
Reverse: Stylised image of a fragment of a mounted statue of Marcus Aurelius. On the left-hand side and above a circumscription, DO MARKA AURELEGO / TO MARCUS AURELIUS.
Photograph of Z. Herbert used in the coin design by Isolde Ohlbaum. Zbigniew Herbert (1924 - 1998) (silver) Coin designer: Dominika Karpińska-Kopiec Mint: Mennica Polska S.A. Value: zł 10 Alloy: Ag 925/1000 (Silver) Quantity: 113,000 pcs Quality: Proof Issued: 30 May 2008 Diameter: Weight: Market value: Obverse: On the right-hand side, an image of the Eagle established as the State Emblem of the Republic of Poland. On the left-hand side, the half-figure of Zbigniew Herbert. In the rim, an inscription, ZBIGNIEW HERBERT 1924-1998 RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA and the notation of the year of issue, 2008. Below, in the centre, a vertical inscription, 10 ZŁ. The Mint's mark, m/w, under the Eagle's left leg.
Reverse: Stylised image of the Nike of Samothrace statue against the background of a bent silhouette of Zbigniew Herbert with a double outline of the head. On the right-hand side, a semicircular inscription, NIKE KTÓRA SIĘ WAHA / NIKE WHO HESITATES.
Photograph of Z. Herbert used in the coin design by Danuta Łomaczewska. Monuments of Material Culture in Poland Kazimierz Dolny Coin designer: Ewa Olszewska-Borys Mint: Mennica Polska S.A. Value: zł 20 Alloy: Ag 925/1000 (Silver) Quantity: 125,000 pcs Quality: Proof Issued: 19 June 2008 Diameter: Weight: Market value: Obverse: At the top of the coin, in the middle, an image of the eagle established as the State Emblem of the republic of Poland. underneath the eagle, on the right-hand side, an inscription, 20 ZL, on the left-hand side, a stylised image of a wall coping fragment of the Celej family tenement in Kazimierz Dolny. At the top and on the right-hand side, a semicircular inscription, RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA and the notation of the year of issue, 2008. The Mint's mark under the eagle's left leg, m/w.
Reverse: on the left-hand side, stylised images: of a shingle-roofed well and of roofs of the houses by the marketplace in Kazimierz Dolny. In the centre, a stylised image of part of the parish church. At the top, a semicircular inscription, KAZIMIERZ DOLNY. XXIXth Olympic Games - Beijing 2008 (gold) Coin designer: Robert Kotowicz Mint: Mennica Polska S.A. Value: zł 200 Alloy: Au 900/1000 (Gold, angle effect) Quantity: 13,500 pcs Quality: Proof Issued: 23 July 2008 Diameter: Weight: Market value: Obverse: On the right-hand side an image of the Eagle established as the State Emblem of the Republic of Poland. Below the Eagle the notation of the year of issue, 2008. Above the Eagle stylised images of two Chinese kites. At the left-hand side of the Eagle and below – stylised ribbons of kites. At the top on the left-hand side a stylised image of an element of Chinese ornamentation or the Polish Olympic Committee logo visible depending on the angle of sight. In the rim at the bottom a circumscription, RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA, and a circumscription, 200 ZŁ. The Mint's mark under the Eagle's left leg: m/w.
Reverse: In the centre a stylised image of female pole vault jumper. On the left-hand side an inscription, BEIJING/2008. In the background above and at the left-hand side a stylised image of the silhouettes of a Chinese pagoda. Below in the rim, an inscription, POLSKA REPREZENTACJA OLIMPIJSKA (Polish Olympic Representation). XXIXth Olympic Games - Beijing 2008 (sphere) Coin designer: Robert Kotowicz Mint: Mennica Polska S.A. Value: zł 10 Alloy: Ag 925/1000, and an Au 1000/1000–plated duraluminium sphere Quantity: 140,000 pcs Quality: Proof Issued: 23 July 2008 Diameter: Weight: Market value: Obverse: Below an image of the Eagle established as the State Emblem of the Republic of Poland. At the sides of the Eagle the notation of the year issue, 2008. In the central part a golden sphere with the stylised image of Chinese ornament against the background of a stylised image of the dragon from the Nine Dragons Wall. A semicircular inscription above, RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA, below on the right-hand side an inscription, 10/ZŁ. The Mint's mark under the Eagle's left leg: m/w.
Reverse: In the central part of the coin a golden sphere with a stylised Polish Olympic Committee logo against of a background of the stylised image of water. Above the sphere a stylised image of the crawl swimmer. Below the sphere an inscription, Beijing / 2008. In the rim an inscription, POLSKA REPREZENTACJA OLIMPIJSKA (Polish Olympic Representation). XXIXth Olympic Games - Beijing 2008 (square hole) Coin designer: Urszula Walerzak Mint: Mennica Polska S.A. Value: zł 10 Alloy: Ag 925/1000 (Silver) Quantity: 150,000 pcs Quality: Proof Issued: 23 July 2008 Diameter: Weight: Market value: Obverse: At the top, an image of the Eagle established as the State Emblem of the Republic of Poland. In the central part of the coin a square hole. At its left-hand side an inscription, 10, at its right-hand side an inscription, ZŁ. In the rim an inscription, RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA, and the notation of the year issue, 2008. Below a stylised image of a fragment of the Forbidden City in Beijing and below the Polish Olympic Committee logo. The Mint's mark under the Eagle's left leg: m/w.
Reverse: In the central part of the coin a square hole. On the left-hand side a stylised image of a competitor on a windsurfboard. Below the hole an inscription, POLSKA / REPREZENTACJA / OLIMPIJSKA / PEKIN / 2008 (Polish / Olympic