This trial strike belongs to a short-lived commemorative program issued during Poland's painful post-communist monetary transition, when denominations in the hundreds of thousands were still routine before the 1995 redenomination slashed four zeros off the złoty. Władysław Warneńczyk — Władysław III — died at Varna in 1444 leading a crusading army against the Ottomans, his body never recovered from the battlefield.
The nickel composition distinguishes this piece from the issued gold and silver versions, marking it as a production proof-of-concept rather than a collectible in its own right.
This trial strike belongs to a short-lived commemorative program issued during Poland's painful post-communist monetary transition, when denominations in the hundreds of thousands were still routine before the 1995 redenomination slashed four zeros off the złoty. Władysław Warneńczyk — Władysław III — died at Varna in 1444 leading a crusading army against the Ottomans, his body never recovered from the battlefield.
The nickel composition distinguishes this piece from the issued gold and silver versions, marking it as a production proof-of-concept rather than a collectible in its own right.