On 5 December 2013, Narodowy Bank Polski is putting into circulation coins from the “History of Polish Popular Music” series, commemorating Agnieszka Osiecka, with the face values of: PLN 10, PLN 10 and PLN 2.

Agnieszka was a restless soul, always open to new people, new places, new experiences. Having completed a degree in journalism, she went on to study at the Łódź Film School. Established as a stellar lyricist, she turned to writing for the stage – and while Let the Apple Trees Bloom kept running, she wrote Appetite for Cherries. With theatre success under her belt, she took up writing scripts for television. After television came the short stories, monodramas and novels. She kept moving on, pressing forward – with new songs, new composers, new performers, theatres, festivals, people and places. All these things made up Agnieszka’s world. Songs with lyrics by Agnieszka Osiecka have been performed by famous Polish singers: Maryla Rodowicz, Seweryn Krajewski, Magda Umer, the Skaldowie group, Łucja Prus, Katarzyna Nosowska, Stanisław Soyka, Iga Cembrzyńska, Edmund Fetting, Piotr Fronczewski, Elżbieta Czyżewska…

Square coin 10 zł
Obverse – image of A. Osiecka modelled on a photograph by Czesław Czapliński from the collection of Agencja FOTONOVA.
Reverse – cover of an album by Krzysztof Welian, image of A. Osiecka modelled on a photograph from the collection of Jan Borkowski. Obverse and reverse designer: Dobrochna Surajewska.

Сoin 10 zł
The image of A. Osiecka was modelled on a photograph from the collection of Agata Passent. Obverse and reverse designer: Dobrochna Surajewska.

Сoin 2 zł
The image of A. Osiecka was modelled on a photograph from the collection of Jan Borkowski. Obverse designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska. Reverse designer: Dobrochna Surajewska 

Country: Narodowy Bank Polski
Data of issue: 2013
Face value: 10 zł /10 zł / 2 zł
Metal: Silver .925 / Silver .925 / CuAl5Zn5Sn1
Weight: 14,14 g / 14,14 g / 8,15 g
Diameter: 28,2х28,2 mm / 32 mm / 27 mm
Quality: Proof / Proof / Standard
Mintage, pcs: 28 000 / 28 000 / 800 000

The coins, commissioned by NBP, were struck by Mennica Polska S.A.