10 Zlotys 200 years of National Education Commission, Trial Strike CuNi 2nd type

The National Education Commission (Komisja Edukacji Narodowej), established by the Polish Sejm in 1773, was the first state ministry of education in the world — created directly in response to the dissolution of the Jesuit order, whose schools had dominated Polish education for two centuries. The bicentennial in 1973 fell under the Gierek government, which leaned heavily on historical prestige to legitimize its modernization program. This trial strike represents the second of at least two CuNi compositional tests conducted before the final issue parameters were fixed, with the Fischer and ParM references distinguishing it from the first-type trial by die characteristics rather than alloy.