20 000 Zlotys Slalom skier, Trial Strike

Trial strikes from Mennica Polska in this period were produced to test dies and planchet specifications before a proposed commemorative issue was approved for full production. This piece precedes what became a broader Polish sports commemorative program in the early 1990s, when the mint was navigating both post-communist institutional restructuring and a newly liberalized numismatic market. Many such proba pieces were struck in small quantities for internal review and never formally released — survival in collector hands often traces back to mint employees or early dealer relationships rather than official distribution.