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1000 Zlotys Environmental Protection - Owl, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska) |
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| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | The Polish state eagle displayed with wings spread, rendered in high relief at centre, the head facing dexter. The date 1986 is divided by the eagle's body, appearing in the lower field to either side. The denomination ZŁ 1000 ZŁ is inscribed in bold characters below the central device. The circular legend POLSKA RZECZPOSPOLITA LUDOWA runs along the upper periphery, engraved by Stanisława Wątróbska-Frindt. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Poland's Environmental Protection series of the 1980s was issued under the auspices of the communist People's Republic, a government whose industrial policies were simultaneously devastating the very ecosystems the coins nominally celebrated. Trial strikes — próby in Polish — from Mennica Polska during this period were produced in small numbers for approval purposes and occasionally released through Pewex hard-currency shops, making their distribution history genuinely irregular. The .750 silver alloy distinguishes this próba from the standard circulation or collector strikes, a deliberate variation used to test planchet behavior before committing to a final specification.