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100 Zlotys Mikolaj Kopernik big, Trial Strike Cu
| Issuer | Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska) |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Reference(s) | Fischer Po#P189d, ParM#P352d |
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| Reverse description | A stylized portrait bust of Nicolaus Copernicus occupies the full field, depicted facing slightly left in a modern, sculptural idiom with flowing hair rendered in sweeping linear forms characteristic of the engraver Anna Jarnuszkiewicz. The name MIKOŁAJ KOPERNIK is inscribed in an arc along the lower portion of the field. The word PRÓBA, denoting trial or pattern status, appears in the upper right field. The design fills the flan with minimal border, emphasizing the artistic quality of the high-relief portrait. |
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| Reverse lettering | PRÓBA MIKOŁAJ KOPERNIK |
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Poland's 1973 Kopernik commemorative program was issued ahead of the 500th anniversary of the astronomer's birth in 1473, generating an unusually broad matrix of trial strikes in copper, aluminum, and silver as the mint worked through design and alloy approvals under the centralized oversight of the Polish People's Republic. Trial pieces in copper at this weight were internal production samples, not distributed through normal numismatic channels. The Fischer and ParM catalog references both treat this as a distinct trial variant — the "d" suffix indicating a specific die or metal combination within the approval sequence.