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100 Zlotys Greater Poland Uprising Trial Strike

Issuer Narodowy Bank Polski
Year 1988
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Currency Third Zloty (1949-1994)
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Obverse description The Polish national emblem, the White Eagle displayed with wings spread, rendered in high relief at centre of the field. The eagle faces dexter and is depicted with a crown, talons extended, against a plain field. The date 1988 appears flanked on either side of the eagle's lower body, with the mint mark below. The circular legend POLSKA RZECZPOSPOLITA LUDOWA arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination ZŁ 100 ZŁ is prominently displayed in large numerals along the lower portion of the field.
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Reverse description Conjoined busts of two uniformed military figures facing left in high relief at centre, representing participants of the Greater Poland Uprising of 1918; the figure in the foreground wears a peaked military cap, while the figure behind wears a bishop's mitre, alluding to the ecclesiastical support for the uprising. The dates 1918 and 1988 appear superimposed in the lower central field, marking the 70th anniversary. The word PRÓBA (trial strike) is inscribed vertically to the left of the busts. The curved legend 70 ROCZNICA POWSTANIA WIELKOPOLSKIEGO arcs around the periphery, reading from lower left, up the left side, across the top, and down the right side.
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