10 złotych POLAND (1959-1966) Tadeusz Kosciuszko

10 złotych 1959-1966 Tadeusz Kościuszko - Polish coins (PRL)

10 złotych 1959-1966 Tadeusz Kościuszko - Coins of Poland

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
31.0 mm	12.9 g	2.15 mm	CuNi

obverse:

eagle - Coat of Arms; along the top edge: • POLSKA RZECZPOSPOLITA LUDOWA • (People's Republic of Poland), along the bottom edge year of issue

reverse:

head of Tadeusz Kościuszko facing left, below it face value: ZŁ 10 ZŁ (ZŁOTYCH)

edge:

reeded

issue date:

1 VII 1959

withdrawal date:

1 I 1995

designer:

Kazimierz Zieliński

mint:

Mennica Państwowa (The State Mint), Warsaw (mint mark on the obverse under eagle's left foot in 1966)

mintage:

1959	13 107 000	no mint mark
1960	27 551 153	no mint mark
1966	4 157 000

interesting facts:

Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746-1817), both Polish and American general, leader of national uprising against Russia and Prussia in 1794.

Banknote with face value: 500 PLZ from the time of People's Republic showing Tadeusz Kościuszko.

Banknote with face value: 500 złotych PRL

last update: 25 I 2013

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