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| Issuer | Warsaw Mint |
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| Year | 1949 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the Polish crowned white eagle displayed, without crown, with wings spread and talons outstretched, rendered in bold relief against a plain field. The eagle's head is turned to the right, with finely detailed feathering on the wings and body. The circular legend RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA arcs around the upper periphery, while the date 1949 appears in the lower field flanked by two raised dots, all in Latin script. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral 20 is prominently displayed in large raised figures in the upper field, with the word GROSZY inscribed in bold capital letters beneath it in the centre of the coin. The word PRÓBA (meaning 'trial' or 'pattern') is inscribed vertically along the right inner field, denoting the coin's pattern status. A decorative open laurel wreath with splayed fronds frames the lower portion of the design, its stems crossing at the base, set against a plain field. |
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| Mintage | 1949 - - 500 |
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