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500 Zlotys XIV Winter Olympics 1984, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Diameter | 33 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central motif depicts a stylized figure of a downhill skier in dynamic motion, rendered in a bold, graphic style against a horizontally lined background suggestive of speed and motion. The word 'PRÓBA' (meaning 'trial' or 'pattern') appears in small letters beneath the central design, confirming the coin's status as a trial strike. The curved legend along the upper periphery reads 'XIV ZIMOWE IGRZYSKA OLIMPIJSKIE', referring to the XIV Winter Olympic Games, while 'SARAJEWO 1984' is inscribed along the lower periphery, identifying the host city and year of the games. |
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Trial strikes — próby in Polish numismatic terminology — were produced by the Warsaw Mint as internal authorization pieces before full production runs commenced. This nickel example precedes the issued cupro-nickel commemorative for the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games, struck a full year before the event itself. Poland's decision to issue Olympic commemoratives despite the broader Eastern Bloc boycott politics surrounding the 1980 Moscow aftermath reflects Narodowy Bank Polski's consistent use of hard-currency collectible sales as a source of Western foreign exchange throughout the 1980s.
The ParM and Fischer references confirm this as a recognized próba type rather than a pattern, placing it firmly within a documented series of pre-production authorizations.