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5 Zlotys Fisherman, Trial Strike CuNi
| Issuer | Poland |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Value | 5 Zlotys (5 Złotych) (5 PLZ) |
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| Obverse description | The Polish state eagle displayed in the center of the field, rendered in a stylized socialist-realist manner with wings spread and head turned to the right, without a crown. The circular legend POLSKA RZECZPOSPOLITA LUDOWA arcs around the upper periphery, with the engraver's initials W J flanking the date 1959 in the lower exergual area, separated by small dot ornaments. |
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| Reverse description | A standing male fisherman figure occupying the left two-thirds of the field, depicted in a dynamic socialist-realist style, dressed in working attire and holding a large fishing net draped across his body and gathered at his feet. The denomination 5 ZŁ is rendered in bold numerals and lettering to the upper right of the figure, with the word PRÓBA appearing in small letters in the lower right field, indicating the trial strike status of this piece. The engraver's signature is incised discreetly near the lower right. |
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Poland's postwar coinage program involved substantial behind-the-scenes experimentation before any type reached circulation, and the 1959 5 Złotych fisherman design generated multiple trial strikes in varying compositions as the mint worked toward a final specification. This CuNi example is one of those pre-production tests — never released, surviving today almost exclusively through institutional collections and the occasional estate sale of former mint personnel.
The Fischer and Parchimowicz references catalogue it, but population data remains genuinely thin.