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200 Zlotys XXI Summer Olympics, Trial Strike
| Issuer | National Bank of Poland |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents an abstract, modernist composition designed by Anna Jarnuszkiewicz, depicting a stylised athletic figure in dynamic motion rendered through a series of bold, sweeping diagonal bands that convey speed and movement. Superimposed at the centre of the design are the five interlocking Olympic rings in relief, symbolising the XXI Olympiad held in Montreal in 1976. The circumferential legend IGRZYSKA XXI OLIMPIADY is inscribed around the upper periphery, separated by a raised dot. The word PRÓBA, denoting trial or pattern status, appears in the lower right field, confirming this coin's classification as a proof trial strike. |
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Poland's 1976 Olympic commemorative program coincided with one of the most politically charged Games of the modern era — the Montreal Olympics, overshadowed by the African nation boycott over New Zealand's rugby ties with apartheid South Africa. Trial strikes like this one were produced ahead of approved issue runs to test die alignment, planchet feed, and alloy behavior, and were rarely intended for circulation or public sale. The .750 silver composition itself was a cost-driven compromise adopted by NBP for this commemorative series.