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2000 Zlotys Mikołaj Kopernik, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska) |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Value | 2000 Zlotys (2000 Złotych) (2000 PLZ) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed bust portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus facing slightly left, depicted in Renaissance style with flowing curly hair and a plain collar, occupying the central field. The name MIKOŁAJ KOPERNIK curves along the upper periphery, with the word PRÓBA (trial) inscribed to the right of the portrait. The astronomer's birth and death years, 1473 and 1543, appear in the lower field separated by a dash, framed by raised dots along the lower legend border. |
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Poland's 1979 gold Kopernik trial strikes were produced by Mennica Polska as test pieces ahead of circulating and collector issues, a standard practice at the mint for evaluating die quality and alloy behavior before committing to full production runs. The 2000-złoty denomination placed this squarely in the prestige issue category — routine złoty coinage of the late communist period ran far lower in face value, and high-denomination gold pieces were primarily intended for export and hard-currency generation under the PEWEX system rather than domestic circulation.