Poland
People's Republic of Poland (1952-1989)
Av: Obverse of brakteat type Prince with sword, around LESTCVS NIGER DVX CRAC-, MCCLXXIX - MCCXXCVIII, at bottom PTAiN / 86-SER- / KING- / NR-3C'', Rw: At top a bishop celebrating mass. In front of the altar a kneeling knight behind whom a pennant, behind the bishop birds guarding a cut corpse, top + SC-STANISLAVS, right LESTCO / DEI GRA:DVX / SANDOMIRIE / SIRADIE, at bottom two horsemen attacking the city wall, above them MCCXXCVII / INVASIO MONGOLORVM, below them DVX / FVGIT, on the wall CRACOVIA / MVRIS SER / VATA EST, below DVX REDVX, on the right a prince killing a griffin, RVTHENI / LITHVANI / IATVINGI / DEVICTI / MCCXXC / MCCXXCI, designed by Witold Korski
silver-plated and oxidized tombak, 69.3 mm, 123.04 g, mintage 1,650 pieces