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10 Zlotys Kazimierz Wielki, Trial Strike Ni eagle without crown
| Issuer | Poland |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Value | 10 Zlotys (10 Złotych) (10 PLZ) |
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| Obverse description | Centrally positioned Polish state eagle (Orzeł Biały) without crown, displayed with wings spread and head turned to the right, rendered in a stylised heraldic manner with detailed feathering and scaled breast. The eagle stands on a decorative base with talons visible. A circular legend surrounds the central device, with the denomination numeral 10 appearing at the lower right of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | POLSKA·RZECZPOSPOLITA·LUDOWA· 10 DZIESIĘĆ ZŁOTYCH 10 |
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This is a pattern strike from Poland's extensive 1964 proof and trial program, which produced numerous compositional and design variants ahead of the circulating 10 Złotych series honoring Kazimierz Wielki — Casimir the Great, the 14th-century king credited with transforming Poland from wood to stone. The "eagle without crown" detail is the key distinction here: communist-era Polish coinage systematically removed the crown from the national eagle, a deliberate ideological erasure of monarchical symbolism that had defined the emblem for centuries. Trial pieces exploring this motif in nickel document the mint's working-through of that political constraint in metal before production was finalized.