20 000 złotych POLAND (1993) Lancut Castle

20000 złotych 1993 Lancut Castle - Polish coins

20000 złotych 1993 Lancut Castle - Coins of Poland

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
29.5 mm	10.8 g	2.15 mm	CuNi

obverse:

in the centre inside a ring crowned eagle - Coat of Arms divides the year of issue: 1993; along the top edge: • RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA • (Republic of Poland); along the bottom edge face value: ZŁ 20000 ZŁ (ZŁOTYCH)

reverse:

below the centre a carriage; in the background a fasade of a castle; above it in three lines: ZAMEK / W / ŁAŃCUCIE (castle in Lancut), along the edge floral ornament

edge:

reeded

issue date:

28 VI 1993

withdrawal date:

1 I 1995

designer:

Ewa Tyc-Karpińska (monogram on the right side of the carriage on the reverse)

mint:

Mennica Państwowa (The State Mint), Warsaw (mint mark on the obverse under eagle's left foot)

mintage:

1993

500 000

interesting facts:

Castle in Lancut was built in 17th century for noble family of Lubomirski and expanded by dynasty of Potocki. In today's castle there is a museum of historic carriages.

Lancut Castle

photo: Wistula

Part of museum's exposition.

carriages in the Castle in Lancut

last update: 19 I 2013

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