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2000 Zlotys XIII Winter Olympics, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Mennica Państwowa (Polish State Mint) |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Value | 2000 Zlotys (2000 Złotych) (2000 PLZ) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | XIII ZIMOWE IGRZYSKA OLIMPIJSKIE 1980 • LAKE PLACID N.Y. PRÓBA |
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Issued by Mennica Państwowa to mark the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, this trial strike predates the confirmed circulation issue and exists to document an approved design prior to full production runs — a standard proofing procedure at the Warsaw mint, though surviving trial pieces rarely surface in the open market. The 1980 games themselves carried unusual political weight for Poland: the country was eight months away from the Solidarity strikes that would reshape the republic entirely.