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100 Zlotys Polish Millennium Trial Strike Ag faces right with eagle, large eagle 2nd type
| Issuer | Mennica Polska (Polish Mint) |
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| Year | 1960 |
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| Obverse description | Large crowned Polish eagle with wings displayed occupies the central field, rendered in bold relief in the second type design with prominent feather detailing. The eagle faces right with talons clasping a decorative scroll element, and the date 1960 appears flanked by the eagle's legs in the lower central field. The denomination ZŁ 100 ZŁ is inscribed in large characters along the lower arc. The circular legend POLSKA RZECZPOSPOLITA LUDOWA runs along the upper and lateral periphery in Latin capitals, interrupted by decorative bullet separators. |
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| Obverse lettering | POLSKA • RZECZPOSPOLITA • LUDOWA 19 60 ZŁ 100 ZŁ |
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Poland's Millennium coinage commemorated 1,000 years of Polish statehood — dated to the baptism of Mieszko I in 966 AD — but the 1960 trial strikes were produced years ahead of the official 1966 issue date, as the mint worked through competing design proposals under close Party supervision. The so-called "large eagle 2nd type" designation reflects one of several distinct eagle punch variants tested during this extended development period; the differences are subtle but catalogued separately by Fischer and Parchimowicz precisely because the design approval process was neither quick nor straightforward.
Trial pieces from this series were never released for circulation and exist in very small numbers.