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5 Zlotys Nike, Trial Strike Essai 30

Issuer Poland
Year 1928
Type Coin pattern
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Obverse lettering 5 5 ZŁOTYCH 1928
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Reverse script Latin
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The Nike 5 Złoty design emerged from a 1925 competition to modernize Polish coinage following the country's monetary reform that established the złoty as a stable replacement for the hyperinflated marka. Trial strikes like this one were produced in multiple compositions as the Warsaw Mint and the Paris Mint — which struck the eventual circulation issue — evaluated striking characteristics and alloy suitability. Copper-nickel was ultimately rejected in favor of silver for the circulation type.

ParM designations index pieces from the Paris Mint's own archives, suggesting this essai never left institutional hands.

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