Poland 20 Zlotych 2005 The 350th Anniversary of Defence of Jasna Góra in Częstochowa

Obverse: On the right-hand side, an image of the Eagle established as the state Emblem of the Republic of Poland; on the left-hand side, a semicircular inscription: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA and the notation of the year of issue, 2005. On the right-hand side of the Eagle, an inscription, 20/Zü. An inscription, "Tutaj zawsze byliæmy wolni" [We have always been free here] / JAN PAWEü II, against the background of the stylized section of the Pauline monastery at Jasna Gra in Cz«stochowa. The MintÕs mark, , under the EagleÕs left leg. Reverse: Against the background of the stylized section of Johanes BensheimerÕs etching entitled "Obl«ýenie Jasnej Gry przez Szwedw w 1655 r." (The Jasna Gra siege by the Swedes in 1655), on the right-hand side, a stylized portrait of Father Augustyn Kordecki from a late 17th century painting. At the top, a semicircular inscription, 350-LECIE OBRONY JASNEJ GîRY. On the edge: The inscription, CZ¢STOCHOWA 2005, repeated three times, separated by stars.