O nouă monedă comemorativă din Polonia - 19.05.2025

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On May 22, a new circulation coin will be issued in the "Discover Poland" series, this time dedicated to Tykocin . The issue pays tribute to the city's valuable architectural and cultural heritage, with particular emphasis on the Parish Church of the Holy Trinity , a jewel of Polish Baroque. This will be the twenty-first coin in the collection launched in 2014. Like the previous ones, it is a bimetallic 5 zloty coin (equivalent to €1.17).

The reverse of the coin shows, in the center, on a plane separated by a circle with wavy lines, and partially along the edge, an image of the west side of the Holy Trinity Church in Tykocin. Along the edge, at the top, is the semicircular inscription: "TYKOCIN"; at the bottom, a separate box where the inscription "NBP" or the year 2025 can be seen, depending on the viewing angle.

The obverse shows in the center, on a separate circular plane, the image of the Eagle, established as the state emblem of the Republic of Poland. Below the Eagle, a semicircular notation of the year of minting: 2025. Along the edge, at the top, a semicircular inscription: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA (Republic of Poland) and, at the bottom, the semicircular inscription: 5 ZŁOTYCH, preceded and followed by a small ball. Below the Eagle, on the right, the mint mark.

Currency data and its issuance

Metals: ring: cupronickel / central disc: aluminum and bronze
Dimensions: 24 mm

Weight: 6.54 g
Maximum issuance volume: 1,000,000
Issue date: May 22, 2025

Holy Trinity Church in Tykocin – Baroque art and urban planning

 

 

The Holy Trinity Church, built between 1742 and 1749, represents the heart of the Baroque urban planning pioneered by Jan Klemens Branicki, Grand Hetman of the Crown and owner of Tykocin at the time. The church and its surroundings reflect exceptionally harmonious urban planning, in which the entire town layout was organized around the market square and the church.

The original design was by Thomas Bellotti II, although its completion was overseen by Branicki's court architect, Jan Henryk Klemm, who made significant modifications, including to the façade, towers, and sculptural ornamentation. Later, around 1775, a stepped gable designed by Józef Sękowski was added.

The church's interior features late Baroque and Rococo elements, most notably the main altar with a painting of the Holy Trinity by Szymon Czechowicz. Also preserved are portraits of the church's benefactors: Branicki and his wife Elżbieta Branicka, painted by Antoni Tallmann.

The church is surrounded by an iron fence that includes busts of the four evangelists, the work of sculptor Johann Chrysostomus Redler, reinforcing the religious symbolism of the architectural complex.

The other 20 coins issued in the Discover Poland series

1st – 25 Years of Freedom

2nd – Royal Castle of Warsaw

3rd – Bydgoski Canal

4th – Poznan City Council

5th – Księży Młyn

6th – Castle of the Dukes of Pomerania

7th – Chapel of the Holy Trinity of Lublin Castle

8th – Central Industrial District

9th – Frombork Monuments

10th – Mound of Liberation

11th – St. Mary's Basilica in Krakow

12th – Branicki Palace in Białystok

13th – Crane Gate in Gdańsk

14th – Książ Castle

15th – Moszna Castle

16th – Benedictine Monastery of the Holy Cross

17th – Vistula Canal

18th – Paradyż Monastery

19th – Benedictine Abbey of Tyniec

20th – Łańcut Castle

 

 

 

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