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500 Zlotys Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Mennica Polska (Polish Mint) |
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| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | The crowned Polish eagle displayed with wings spread, rendered in bold relief at the centre of the field, serving as the state emblem of the Polish People's Republic. The date 1976 is divided across the lower field on either side of the eagle's talons, flanked by the mint mark MW. The circular legend around the periphery reads POLSKA RZECZPOSPOLITA LUDOWA, and the denomination 500 appears in large numerals below the eagle, framed on each side by the abbreviation ZŁ. |
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| Reverse description | Left-facing portrait bust of Tadeusz Kościuszko, the celebrated Polish and American military commander, depicted in neoclassical style with flowing hair and a cravat at the truncation, engraved by Stanisław Plęskowski. The bust occupies the majority of the field, rendered in high relief with fine sculptural detail. The subject's name TADEUSZ KOŚCIUSZKO arcs along the upper periphery, with his birth and death years 1746 and 1817 inscribed along the lower border. The word PRÓBA, indicating trial or pattern status, appears vertically in the left field. |
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| Reverse lettering | TADEUSZ • KOŚCIUSZKO • 1746 • 1817 PRÓBA |
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