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500 Zlotys Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Poland |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Value | 500 Zlotys (500 Złotych) (500 PLZ) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | POLSKA • RZECZPOSPOLITA • LUDOWA 19 76 mw • ZŁ 500 ZŁ • (Translation: POLISH PEOPLES REPUBLIC 19 76 mw • PLN 500 PLN •) |
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Trial strikes of this Kościuszko 500 Złotych were produced in 1976 as part of Poland's People's Republic-era program of testing proposed coin designs in non-precious metals before committing to final production specifications. The nickel composition distinguishes this piece from the silver proofs and the cupro-nickel circulation strikes that followed — it exists purely as a technical and administrative artifact of the mint approval process.
Kościuszko's appearance on high-denomination Polish coinage carried obvious political utility for the communist government: a revolutionary hero whose career conveniently predated any ideological complications, acceptable to both nationalist sentiment and the party line.