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100 000 Zlotys Narvik 1940, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska) |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Composition | Nickel |
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| Obverse description | Centrally positioned crowned Polish eagle displayed with wings spread, rendered in high relief against a plain field. The date 1991 appears split to either side of the eagle's body, with the mint mark MW below. The denomination 100000 ZŁ is inscribed in large numerals across the lower portion of the field. The circular legend RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA runs along the periphery, separated by a raised dot on each side. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Poland's Narvik commemorative series, issued in the early 1990s, honored the Norwegian campaign of April–May 1940, where Polish infantry under General Zygmunt Szyszko-Bohusz fought alongside Allied forces in one of the few early land victories against German troops. The trial strike in nickel precedes the issued gold and silver versions, produced by Mennica Polska as a production proof before authorized release — an internal artifact of the minting process rather than a coin intended for any circulation or collector sale.
Fischer Po#P393 is among the rarer catalog entries for this commemorative run. Nickel trials from Mennica Polska in this period survive in very small numbers.