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50 Zlotys Fryderyk Chopin right, Trial Strike Ag
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | Stylised modernist portrait bust of the Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin facing right, occupying the majority of the field, rendered in a bold linear art style with deeply incised contour lines evoking an expressionistic aesthetic. The background features abstract, wave-like or flame-like motifs suggestive of musical dynamism. The legend 'FRYDERYK CHOPIN' runs along the right periphery in an arc, with the word 'PRÓBA' (meaning 'trial' or 'pattern') inscribed in the lower right field, identifying this piece as a pattern strike. The engraver's initials appear at the lower left rim area of the field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Polish proof and trial strikes of the early 1970s occupy a peculiar corner of communist-era numismatics. The NBP authorized experimental strikings in varied alloys and finishes before committing to circulation or collector issues — this .750 silver trial being one such pre-production test. The standard business strike of the Chopin 50 Złotych was issued in copper-nickel for general circulation; silver trials like this one were never released publicly and exist in very small numbers.
The Fischer and ParMan references both catalog this as a confirmed trial, not a pattern proper — a distinction that matters for attribution.