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200 Zlotys XXI Summer Olympics, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Mennica Polska (Polish Mint) |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Value | 200 Zlotys (200 Złotych) (200 PLZ) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicts an upright Olympic torch in high relief, with a stylized flame billowing to the right, symbolizing the XXI Olympiad held in Montreal in 1976. The five interlocked Olympic rings are positioned to the lower left of the torch shaft. The word 'PRÓBA' (meaning 'trial' or 'pattern') appears in the lower right field, confirming the coin's status as a trial strike. The encircling legend reads '• IGRZYSKA • XXI • OLIMPIADY •' arranged around the full periphery in raised Latin lettering. The overall design is executed in a clean, modernist style consistent with the work of engraver Anna Jarnuszkiewicz. |
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Poland's 1976 Olympic commemorative program was produced under the auspices of the communist-era state mint at a moment when the country was borrowing heavily from Western creditors to fund both industrialization and prestige projects — Olympic coinage among them. The official circulation strikes were issued in silver and gold, making this nickel trial piece an internal mint document rather than a public issue: a test of die alignment, edge treatment, or striking pressure before precious metal blanks were committed to production.
Trial strikes from Mennica Polska of this period rarely left official channels, which accounts for the multiple reference numbers across Fischer, ParM, and KM supplemental listings.