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10 000 Zlotys Pope John Paul II, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Mennica Polska (Polish Mint) |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | POLSKA · RZECZPOSPOLITA · LUDOWA 19 87 mw · ZŁ 10000 ZŁ · |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Trial strikes from Mennica Polska in the 1980s occupied a peculiar institutional space — produced to test dies and planchet specifications, yet frequently finding their way into collector hands through state-controlled numismatic outlets. This piece is part of a broader series of John Paul II issues struck throughout the decade, a politically charged undertaking given that Karol Wojtyła's papacy was widely understood by the communist government as a destabilizing force on Polish society — yet the mint continued producing his image regardless, aware of the hard currency these sold for abroad.
The nickel composition distinguishes it sharply from the silver circulation and proof strikes of the same design.