20 złotych POLAND (1978) Interkosmos-78 - Miroslaw Hermaszewski

20 złotych 1978 Mirosław Hermaszewski - Polish coins (PRL)

20 złotych 1978 Mirosław Hermaszewski - Coins of Poland

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
29.0 mm	10.15 g	2.15 mm	CuNi

obverse:

above the centre eagle - Coat of Arms, below face value: 20, lower: ZŁOTYCH; along the top edge: POLSKA • RZECZPOSPOLITA • LUDOWA • 1978 (Poeple's Republic of Poland 1978)

reverse:

head of Miroslaw Hermaszewski in space helmet facing slightly left; along the top edge: PIERWSZY POLAK W KOSMOSIE (the first Polish in space); along the bottom edge: INTERKOSMOS-78

edge:

reeded

issue date:

12 X 1978

withdrawal date:

1 I 1995

designer:

Józef Markiewicz-Nieszcz, Ewa Olszewska-Borys

mint:

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

mintage:

1978

2 009 800

interesting facts:

Miroslaw Hermaszewski (born 1941) - general, pilot, cosmonaut, the first Polish who flew in space. The flight took off on June 27, 1978 within the framework of space exploration programme Interkosmos.

Mirosław Hermaszewski

last update: 25 I 2013

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