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166 Piotr FrąckowiakBYLIŚMY, JESTEŚMY, BĘDZIEMY: THE MONETARY ATTEMPTOF REINFORCING THE SENSE OF BELONGINGOF THE ZIEMIE ODZYSKANE TO POLANDSUMMARYThe article describes a monetary attempt of reinforcing the sense of belonging of theZiemie Odzyskane to Poland by issuing of a commemorative coin Byliśmy, Jesteśmy,Będziemy in the year 1970. The presented ten-zloty coin refers, in its symbolism, to thePiast dynasty and its connections with the above mentioned lands. The choice of the coatsof arms of seven voivodship towns: Koszalin, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Olsztyn, Zielona Góra,Wrocław and Opole on the reverse is often outwardly inexplicable. Heraldic inaccuracieswere the coin’s strength and showed that historic reality is not as important as theovertone of a precisely chosen image. Also the eagle on the obverse taken from Casimir’sIII the Great seal does not fit the discussed lands incorporated by Poland after the SecondWorld War but thanks to its characteristics and beauty it must have been associatedthrough the king with a strong and independent country.Übersetzt von Piotr Frąckowiak