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2000 Zlotys Papal Visit, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A three-quarter length effigy of Pope John Paul II is depicted facing slightly left, wearing full pontifical vestments including papal mitre and white cassock, his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding a pastoral staff. The legend JAN PAWEŁ II arcs along the upper left periphery. The word PRÓBA (meaning trial or pattern) appears to the right of the figure in the field, accompanied by the engraver's initials SWF. The composition is executed in a finely detailed relief characteristic of the Warsaw Mint's proof-quality pattern strikes. |
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| Reverse lettering | JAN PAWEŁ II PRÓBA SWF |
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Poland's 1987 papal visit coinage commemorates John Paul II's third pilgrimage to his homeland — a journey the communist government permitted only under significant political pressure, coming just years after the Solidarity crisis and the imposition of martial law. Trial strikes in nickel were produced for internal approval purposes before the final issue was authorized, making them institutional artifacts of the minting process rather than coins intended for any circulation channel.
The Fischer reference confirms this as a documented pattern, not an unofficial piece.