100 Zlotys Environmental Protection - Chamois, Trial Strike

Poland's environmental protection series of the late 1970s was produced under the auspices of a government keen to project an image of ecological responsibility — a sharp irony given the industrial pollution catastrophe unfolding across Silesia and the broader Eastern Bloc at precisely the same moment. Trial strikes like this one in nickel were produced for internal approval before the final bullion or proof versions proceeded to authorized mintage, and most never left the Mennica Polska's vaults through official channels.

The ParM and Fischer references here indicate this piece is catalogued across at least three major Polish specialist systems, suggesting it surfaced in collector hands with enough regularity to warrant independent documentation.