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100 Zlotys Royal Castle in Warsaw
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1974-1975 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A detailed architectural view of the Royal Castle in Warsaw (Zamek Królewski w Warszawie) occupies the central field, depicted in a three-quarter perspective showing the baroque façade with its characteristic towers, mansard roofline, and baroque detailing. To the right of the castle, the Sigismund's Column (Kolumna Zygmunta) is prominently rendered. The word PRÓBA appears in the lower field below the castle, indicating the coin's pattern status. The curved two-line legend ZAMEK KRÓLEWSKI / W WARSZAWIE arcs around the upper and lower periphery respectively in Latin script, with the engraver's initials WS incorporated discreetly into the design. |
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| Mintage | 1974 MW - Proof, Próba - 20 1975 MW - Proof, Próba - 5,000 |
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The Royal Castle in Warsaw was methodically demolished by the German military following the failed 1944 Warsaw Uprising — a deliberate act of cultural annihilation ordered by Hitler personally. When Poland finally committed to rebuilding it in the early 1970s, the project was funded in part through public donations and the sale of commemorative issues like this one. Work on the reconstruction began in 1971 and the castle reopened in 1984.
The probe references here are telling. Multiple Fischer and ParM pattern designations suggest this type went through several die or compositional trials before the final circulation or collector strikes were authorized.