Orzeł bielik

gold coin A gold coin is a coin that is made mostly or entirely of gold. Most gold coins minted since 1800 are 90–92% gold (22karat), while most of today's gold bullion coins are pure gold, such as the Britannia, Canadian Maple Leaf, and American Buf ...

s are a series of gold bullion coins of .9999 purity, issued by the

Polish National Bank The Narodowy Bank Polski (; the National Bank of Poland), often abbreviated to NBP, is the central bank of Poland, founded in 1945. It controls the issuing of Poland's currency, the Polish złoty. The bank is headquartered in Warsaw, and has bran ...

. These

coin A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order t ...

s were minted on the order of the President of the

on 12 June 1995. The

obverse Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics. In this usage, ...

side of the coin bears the

emblem An emblem is an abstract or representational pictorial image that represents a concept, like a moral truth, or an allegory, or a person, like a king or saint. Emblems vs. symbols Although the words ''emblem'' and '' symbol'' are often us ...

of the Republic of Poland, the denomination, and date of minting. The reverse side shows a stylized

silhouette A silhouette ( , ) is the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single colour, usually black, with its edges matching the outline of the subject. The interior of a silhouette is featureless, and the silhou ...

of a white-tailed eagle and information about the sample and the weight of the coin. The edge is smooth. The coins are packaged in special plastic packaging. Each coin is accompanied by a certificate, along with technical data, a number, and a brief description. Available denominations are: * zl 50, weighing 0.1 ounces, with a diameter of 18.0& mm * zl 100 - 0.25 oz, 22.0 mm * zl 200 - 0.5 oz, 27.0 mm * zl 500 - 1 oz (31, 10 g), 32.0 mm.

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