Katowice [2]
Katowice
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: 2010-12-08
Issue price: 2 pln
Designer: Roussanka Nowakowska
Designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska
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Katowice, the capital of the Śląskie (Silesian) province, today is part of the largest Polish conurbation. Yet for the first five centuries of its history it was a typical Upper Silesian village. Only in the mid-1800s, when mining and metallurgy in the area had taken off, did it start rising in significance. The growth was as good as explosive, and in 1865 Katowice was granted town rights. World War I was another period of boom for the city’s industries – especially the steel and iron plants – fuelled by the favourable business conditions. The local population was not affected by military operations and turned up in great numbers for the three Silesian Uprisings (1919–1921) and the subsequent plebiscite action. As a result, Upper Silesia became part of ...
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