200 zloty - Polish Olympic Team – PyeongChang 2018
The Polish national team has participated
in all the Winter Olympics to date – from
Chamonix (1924) to Sochi (2014). However,
Poland has never been a force in winter sports
– it is enough to recall that until 1998 Poland
had won only four medals. After that it was
better – Poland brought back two medals from
both Salt Lake City (2002) and Turin (2006),
while the team brought back six medals from
both Vancouver (2010) and Sochi (2014).
The performance in Russia was particularly
successful, bringing four gold medals, one
silver and one bronze for the white and reds.
The gold medals were won by Kamil Stoch
(he won two gold medals, on both ski-jumps),
Zbigniew Bródka (1500 m speed skating) and
Justyna Kowalczyk (cross-country skiing – 10
km classical).
The two commemorative coins issued by
Narodowy Bank Polski in 2018 refer precisely
to these successes (of four years ago).
The gold coin presents the silhouette of a
sportsman on the inrun of the Olympic ski-jump
hill. Next to this is the logo of the Polish Olympic
Committee, and on the perimeter of the coin the
inscription “Polska Reprezentacja Olimpijska
PyeongChang 2018” (Polish Olympic Team
PyeongChang 2018). On the obverse are the
state emblem, the inscription “Rzeczpospolita
Polska” (Republic of Poland) and the face value,
and in the background are snowflakes.
On the silver coin, apart from the logo of
the Polish Olympic Committee and the
words “Polska Reprezentacja Olimpijska
PyeongChang 2018” (Polish Olympic Team
PyeongChang 2018), we can also see an image of
the speed-skating team. In Sochi Poland’s athletes
won a silver medal in the women’s event, and in
the men’s, a bronze. On the other side of the coin
is the inscription “Rzeczpospolita Polska”
(Republic of Poland), the state emblem, the
face value, and the silhouette of the Olympic
ski-jumping hill in PyeongChang.
In the XXIII Winter Olympics Poland’s
team would like to achieve similar results
as four years ago. We all know that such a
success will not be easy. Sport is sometimes
unpredictable …