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100 Marks Without nominal, Trial Strike Au
| Issuer | Poland |
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| Year | 1922 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the large numeral '100' flanked on either side by upward-curving laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. A Polish white eagle displayed, without crown, is positioned above the numeral at the top of the field. The date '1922' appears in the lower field beneath the numeral, resting above the tied branches. The design is unadorned by any nominal or currency denomination inscription, consistent with its trial strike classification. The overall style is spare and geometric, with the eagle and wreath motifs rendered in low relief. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Poland's monetary situation in 1922 was deteriorating rapidly — the Polish mark was in freefall, losing value against the dollar at a pace that would eventually render the entire currency obsolete by 1924. Trial strikes in gold for high-denomination mark issues were produced as the government explored stabilization options and tested designs ahead of potential prestige or export coinage. The absence of a nominal value on this piece is deliberate, reflecting genuine uncertainty about whether any fixed denomination could remain meaningful long enough to justify a production run.
The Fischer and ParM references both treat this as a pattern rather than an approved issue, and surviving gold trials from this series appear across only a handful of major collections.