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20 Zlotys 1980 Summer Olympics, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Mennica Polska (Polish Mint) |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Value | 20 Zlotys (20 Złotych) (20 PLZ) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A stylized male runner in full stride is depicted in the center of the field, moving to the right, rendered in a clean, modernist graphic style evocative of 1980s Olympic imagery. Behind the figure, a large stylized sun or globe with horizontal rays fills the background, and the five interlocked Olympic rings appear to the upper right. The word 'PRÓBA' (trial/pattern) is inscribed in the left field, confirming this coin's status as an official trial strike. The circular legend 'IGRZYSKA XXII OLIMPIADY' (Games of the XXII Olympiad) curves along the upper periphery. A raised rim encloses the design, with a small dot at the base of the legend. |
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Trial strikes from Mennica Polska during this period were produced to test die alignment, relief depth, and planchet feed before committing to full production runs. Most were never intended to leave the mint, which is precisely why so few did. The Moscow Olympics issue itself had political weight in Poland well before the Games opened — the Soviet-hosted event was the target of the U.S.-led boycott, and Poland, as a Warsaw Pact member, attended despite the pressure.
The Pr376 designation confirms this as a pattern strike catalogued separately from the circulation issue, with ParM and Fischer references corroborating its trial classification across three major Polish numismatic authorities.