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100 Zlotys Wawel Castle of Krakow, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Mennica Polska (Polish Mint) |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Value | 100 Zlotys (100 Złotych) (100 PLZ) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed architectural view of the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill in Kraków occupies the central field, depicted in a three-quarter perspective showcasing multiple towers and building wings characteristic of the Renaissance and Baroque complex. The foreground features rocky terrain leading up to the castle walls, while the distinctive onion-domed tower rises prominently at right. The inscription ZAMEK KRÓLEWSKI NA WAWELU arcs along the lower portion of the field in a curved legend, with the word PRÓBA (trial/pattern) appearing in the right field, identifying this piece as a proof strike. |
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Trial strikes from Mennica Polska in this period were produced primarily as presentation pieces for internal approval and export to foreign collectors — Poland's communist government actively sold numismatic material abroad through Pewex and related hard-currency channels as a practical means of obtaining Western funds. Most approved trial types from the late 1970s saw only a handful of examples struck, and the distinction between an approved trial and a rejected one is rarely documented in surviving mint records.
The .625 fineness is notable: coarser than the .750 silver used on some contemporary Polish collector issues, suggesting this alloy specification may have been under evaluation at the time of striking.