25 years of the Solidarity [2]

The 25th Anniversary of the Solidarity Trade Union

Subject: Polish Road to Freedom
Face value: 2 pln
Alloy: (CuAl5Zn5Sn1) NG
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 8.15 g
Finish: standard
Mintage: 1000000 pcs
On the edge: an inscription, NBP, repeated eight times, every second one inverted by 180 degrees, separated by stars
Additional: no
Date of issue: 2005-08-17
Issue price: 2 pln
A stylised hand held in a gesture of victory on the right-hand side. A diagonal inscription, NSZZ / SOLIDARNOŚĆ, on the left-hand side. A semicircular inscription, 1980-2005, above. On the edge: The inscription, NBP, repeated eight times, every second one inverted 180 degrees, separated by stars.

Designer: Ewa Olszewska-Borys
An image of the Eagle established as the State Emblem of the Republic of Poland. The notation of the year of issue, 20-05, at the sides of the Eagle. Below the Eagle an inscription, ZŁ 2 ZŁ. An inscription on the rim, RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA (The Republic of Poland) preceded and followed by six pearls. The Mint's mark, m/w, under the Eagle's left leg.

Designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska

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The 25th Anniversary of the Solidarity Trade Union

Solidarity - victorious also these days 25 years ago, in August 1980, shipyard workers were fighting for dignity and for the right to freedom. The protest of workers against the communist system was the initiating event which created the broad social movement unified within the framework of the Independent Self-Governing Trade Union "NSZZ Solidarność" [solidarity] - the movement which had an impact on the reality and on the decay of the era of cold war confrontation. "Solidarność" made it possible to dispel fear, raise heads, mobilize millions and fill human hearts with hope.

"Be not afraid" - appealed Pope John Paul II to us. We rose from our knees and demanded our rights, and the then state authorities understood that the people, organized on their ...

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