100 Zlotys Janusz Korczak, Trial Strike

€31,777.00
IssuerPoland
Year1978
TypePatterns
Value100 Zlotys (100 Złotych) (100 PLZ)
CurrencyThird Zloty (1949-1994)
CompositionSilver (.625)
Weight16.5 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Stanisława Wątróbska-Frindt
In circulation to1 January 1995
Reference(s) KM#Pr335, ParM#P381a, Fischer Po#P218b
Obverse description
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringPOLSKA RZECZPOSPOLITA LUDOWA 19 78 mw ZŁ 100 ZŁ
Reverse descriptionBust of JANUSZ KORCZAK (PRÓBA = TRIAL) born July 22, 1878, died August 5, 1942, real name Henryk Goldszmit, was a Polish physician, pediatrician and writer. Before the Second World War, he was one of the most renowned figures in child pedagogy. He left his name to posterity for having deliberately chosen to be deported to Treblinka with the Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto he was caring for in an orphanage.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringJANUSZ KORCZAK • 1878 - 1942 • PRÓBA
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1978 MW - Proof, Próba - 3 100
Catalog ID8976125320
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