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10 Zlotys 700th Anniversary of Warsaw - Nike, Trial Strike

Issuer Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska)
Year 1965
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Composition Copper-nickel
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Reverse description A dynamic, modernist figure of Nike, the winged goddess of victory, depicted in a dramatically outstretched reclining pose, her right arm raised aloft holding a sword pointed upward, rendered in bold sculptural relief by engraver Wacław Kowalik. The inscription VII WIEKÓW WARSZAWY (Seven Centuries of Warsaw) appears in two lines across the lower field, commemorating the 700th anniversary of the city. The Roman numerals XIII-XX arc across the upper right field, denoting the centuries of Warsaw's existence. The word PRÓBA (trial strike) appears in the left field, confirming the pattern status of this piece. The engraver's initials WK are incused in the lower right field.
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Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska), Warsaw, Poland (1766-date)
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