Coronation of Boleslaus the Brave [10]

                   

1000th Anniversary of the Coronation of Boleslaus the Brave

Subject: no
Face value: 10 pln
Alloy: 999/1000 Ag
Diameter: 32 mm
Weight: 14.14 g
Finish: proof
Mintage: 10000 pcs
On the edge: smooth
Additional: selective gilding
Date of issue: 2025-04-16
Issue price: 280 pln
Centrally, the bust of Boleslaus the Brave modelled on the king’s image from the Gallery of Polish Kings and Princes by Jan Matejko. Along the upper rim, the semi-circular inscription: TYSIĄCLECIE KORONACJI BOLESŁAWA CHROBREGO (1000th Anniversary of the Coronation of Boleslaus the Brave); pellets above the inscription.

Designer: Dominika Karpińska-Kopiec
At the bottom, a fragment of the scene from the 16th panel of the Gniezno Doors, depicting the buying out of St. Adalbert’s remains from Prussians by Boleslaus the Brave. On the left, the inscription: 10 / ZŁ; at the top, an image of the Eagle established as the state emblem of the Republic of Poland; below the Eagle, on the right, the Mint mark: m / w; along the upper rim, the semi-circular inscription: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA (Republic of Poland) 2025.

Designer: Dominika Karpińska-Kopiec

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1000th Anniversary of the Coronation of Boleslaus the Brave

The coronation of Boleslaus the Brave in 1025 was one of the most momentous events in a string of other similar ones that the ruler’s reign abounded in. It was the duke’s activity that led to the foundation of the Archbishopric of Gniezno in 1000, which was then equivalent to the emancipation and strengthening of the power of the state, besides the mere religious significance of the event. This was possible thanks to the Polish ruler’s support for the mission to pagan Prussians led by the bishop of Prague Wojciech Sławnikowic, later to become Saint Adalbert, the patron saint of Poland, and then buying the martyr’s body back in exchange for an amount of gold – as legend has it – equal to its weight. Of great importance to the whole affair was ...

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