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100 Zlotys Mikolaj Kopernik bust, Trial Strike Cu
| Issuer | Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska) |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Trial strikes of Polish commemorative issues from this period were produced internally by Mennica Polska as die and planchet tests, not for circulation or official sale. The Kopernik 100-złotych denomination was struck in multiple metals during trials ahead of the 1973 release marking the 500th anniversary of the astronomer's birth — a politically significant date the Polish government invested heavily in commemorating, given Kopernik's status as a national symbol claimed firmly by Warsaw against persistent German counter-claims of his heritage.
Copper trial pieces of this type are documented in Fischer and Parchimowicz but survive in very small numbers, most retained in institutional holdings.