Uprzejmie informujemy, że w związku z wyjątkowo dużą liczbą zamówień, czas realizacji może być dłuższy niż zwykle. Dziękujemy za cierpliwość i zaufanie!
Uprzejmie informujemy, że w związku z wyjątkowo dużą liczbą zamówień, czas realizacji może być dłuższy niż zwykle. Dziękujemy za cierpliwość i zaufanie!
This silver coin was introduced into circulation as a tribute to the Polish team that represented the country during the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang in 2018. It is a valuable keepsake and an excellent addition to a collection with a coin minted by the Polish Mint.
The mintage is only 15,000 pieces worldwide.
The reverse features the PKOl logo, the words “Polish Olympic Team PyeongChang 2018” and a stylized image of a speed skating team.
The obverse presents the national emblem, the inscription “Rzeczpospolita Polska”, the Olympic ski jumps in PyeongChang, as well as the coin's denomination.
At the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, Poland sent a 62-member team to PyeongChang, consisting of 36 men and 26 women. The Poles won 2 medals. The first triumph for Poland came on the eighth day of the competition when ski jumper Kamil Stoch won a gold medal in the large hill event. The next achievement was a bronze medal, which was won on the tenth day by the ski jumping team, consisting of Kamil Stoch, Maciej Kot, Stefan Hula, and Dawid Kubacki, in the team large hill event.
The coin's design refers to the previous games in Sochi in 2014. At that time, Kamil Stoch stood on the top podium twice on both hills, Zbigniew Bródka in the 1500 m speed skating race, and Justyna Kowalczyk in the 10 km classical technique cross-country skiing race, winning the most valuable trophies for Poland.
The history of the Polish Mint is long and turbulent. It dates back to the monetary reform carried out by King Stanisław August Poniatowski in 1766. Then, still as the Warsaw Mint, it began its operations, and in memory of these events, February 10 was established as the Mint Day.
After events related to, among others, the partitions and the Duchy of Warsaw, the mint resumed operations in 1924 as the State Mint, and modern machines were imported from France, Great Britain, and Germany. During World War II and the occupation, it was partially destroyed, and its collections were looted by German troops. After the war, until 1964, the mint produced over 1.84 billion zlotys, almost as much as was produced from 1766 to 1944.
In 1994, the mint was transformed into a sole proprietorship of the State Treasury, and in 2005 the company's name was changed to the current one: Mennica Polska Spółka Akcyjna.
Currently, it is recognized as one of the most technologically advanced mints in the world, a leading producer of coins and numismatics in Poland and Europe. Since 1998, it has been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. It is the only one to mint investment, collector, and commemorative coins on behalf of the National Bank of Poland. It also produces, among others, circulation coins for the Dominican Republic, Armenia, and Ukraine, and collector coins for Armenia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Cyprus.
The Polish Mint is also the exclusive producer of Polish official seals with the national emblem, as well as Polish sworn translator seals.
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