Poland - The 2011 Polonia Warszawa Football Club Coin

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The Polonia Warszawa Football Club, a 2011 uncirculated 2 zloty coin from Poland.

The National Bank of Poland is proud to offer this 2011 2 Zloty coin celebrating the centenary of the Polonia Warszawa Football Club. Polonia Warszawa are one of Poland’s oldest and most successful football clubs. In 2011, the club celebrates its centenary.This coin shows stylized image of a football player wearing his football kit and kicking a ball. In the background, the front facade of the club building, the crest of the Polonia Warszawa football club, and the inscriptions: POLONIA, 1911-2011, and POLONIA WARSZAWA.

The club has patriotic roots as it was founded during the period of the partitions of Poland. The Latin name of Poland, adopted as the name of the football club, and the crest in the form of a red and white shield were designed to promote the aspirations for freedom among Warsaw youths. The turn of the 20th and 21st century was the most successful in the club’s history as Polonia claimed their second league title, the runner-up title, and lifted the Polish Cup. Polonia represented Poland in a number of European competitions; in 2000, the club failed to advance to the Champions League by one goal only, after losing to Greece’s Panathinaikos FC (2:2 and 1:2). Polonia Warszawa are currently one of the leading sides in the Polish top flight.