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1000 Zlotys Museum of Silesia - Katowice, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Mennica Warszawska (Warsaw Mint) |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Value | 1000 Zlotys (1000 Złotych) (1000 PLZ) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Warsaw Mint |
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Poland's 1987 pattern coinage was produced during a period when the state mint was experimenting with denominations and metals well above what circulated currency demanded — the 1000 złoty face value here reflects rampant inflation eating through the People's Republic's fixed pricing system rather than any genuine purchasing recalibration. The Museum of Silesia in Katowice, founded in 1929, had particular political resonance in 1987: Silesia's industrial identity was central to the communist state's self-image, and commemorative issues tied to regional institutions were a reliable vehicle for controlled cultural nationalism.
Trial strikes in nickel for this type are documented under at least three distinct metal variants in the Fischer and ParM references, making attribution to the specific trial sequence worth confirming against the edge characteristics.