Europe Without Barriers – the 100th anniversary of the Society for the Care of the Blind, 2 zl

A commemorative 2-zloty coin struck for the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Society for the Care of the Blind.

Obverse:
The image of the eagle established as the state emblem of the Republic of Poland. At the sides of the eagle the year of issue: 20-11, underneath the eagle an inscription: ZŁ 2 ZŁ. Along the rim an inscription: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA (REPUBLIC OF POLAND), preceded and followed by six pearls. Under the eagle, on the right-hand side, the symbol of the mint: M/W.

Reverse:
In the center, on a separated surface, stylized drawings of two figures one of which is holding a white cane used by the blind. Around the figures, stylized images of nine stars. At the left-hand side, on a separated surface, a semicircular inscription: EUROPA BEZ BARIER (EUROPE WITHOUT BARRIERS).
On the edge: eight inscriptions: NBP, every second one reversed by 180 degrees, separated by stars.
Obverse designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska
Reverse designer: Dobrochna Surajewska

The Polish Association of the Blind is one of over 5000 non-governmental public benefit organizations registered in Poland. Due to a great number of its members, it is the most representative association of the blind and visually impaired.

PAB is a self-help organization founded by the blind themselves, acting for the benefit of the blind and managed by themselves. It engages in various types of activity for the benefit of people who suffer from social exclusion due to the loss of eyesight.
In 2011, the 6th anniversary of the foundation of the Polish Association of the Blind – the biggest association of the blind and visually impaired – was celebrated.
The blind and visually impaired engage in such activities as: recitation, theatre, music, singing, sculpture, and in the case of the visually impaired - also painting.