Poland: 1949-1989

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Rejected coin designs are often minted for sale to collectors. Such coins have the word "proba"on the reverse. I have one such coin in my collection.
10 zlotych 1971, copper-nickel, weight - 9,5 g., size - 28 mm, size - 2 mm, mintage - 51800 pcs. Type: "FAO". Warsaw Mint.

 

50 zlotych 1981, copper-nickel, weight - 11,7 g., size - 30,5 mm, thickness - 2,1 mm, mintage - 2523800 pcs. Warszaw Mint. "FAO: World Food Day". Single release. Demonetized at January 1 1995.

 

100 zlotych 1984, copper-nickel, weight - 10,8 g., size - 29,5 mm, thickness - 2,1 mm, mintage - 2594500 pcs. Warszaw Mint. "40th Anniversary of Peoples Republic of Poland". Single release. Demonetized at January 1 1995.

 

Pattern.
10 zlotych 1965, copper-nickel, weight - 12,9 g., size - 31 mm, mintage - 30100 pcs. Type: "700th Anniversary of Warsaw". Warsaw Mint.

 

50 zlotych 1981, copper-nickel, weight - 11,7 g., size - 30,5 mm, thickness - 2,16 mm, mintage - 2504500 pcs. Warszaw Mint. "General Wladyslaw Sicorski". Single release. Demonetized at January 1 1995.

 

200 zlotych 1974, silver .625, weight - 14,5 g., size - 32 mm, thickness - 2 mm, mintage - 13062041 pcs. Engraver: Jozef Markievicz-Nieszcz. Warszaw Mint. "30th Anniversary of People's Republic of Poland". Single release. Demonetized at January 1 1995.

 

Pattern.
10 zlotych 1971, copper-nickel, weight - 9,5 g., size - 28 mm, thickness - 2 mm, mintage - 51200 pcs. Engraver: Jozef Markiewicz-Niszcz. Warsaw Mint. "FAO".

 

Pattern.
10 zlotych 1965, copper-nickel, weight - 12,9 g., size - 31 mm, mintage - 31200pcs. Engraver: W. Goslawska. Warsaw Mint. "700th Anniversary of Warsaw".

 

You have an excellent collection eugene

 

Thank you!

 

Not in the date range of your thread but related. My wife's family on her mothers side is German. Her Grandfather was from Mazury, was East Prussia, now Poland. His family name Makrutski. My wife's mother and aunt travelled there in 2008 to see the area he was from. These coins were obtained while there. The only Polish coins I have

 

Pattern.
10 zlotych 1964, copper-nickel, weight - 12,9 g., size - 31 mm, mintage - 30000 pcs. Engraver: Jozef Goslawski. Warsaw Mint. "600th Anniversary of Jagiello University".

 

I know this is an old thread, but I have come across some coins in the inherited hoard from Poland. Poland sure did mint some pretty coins.

 

Pattern.
20 zlotych 1973, copper-nickel, weight - 10,15 g., size - 29 mm, mintage - 16200 pcs. Engraver: Jerzy Jarnuszkiewicz. Warsaw Mint.

 

Pattern.
20 zlotych 1981, copper-nickel, weight - 10,15 g., size - 29 mm, mintage - 30040 pcs. Engravers: Anna Jarnuszkiewicz (obverse) and Stanislawa Watrobska-Frindt (reverse). Warsaw Mint. "Restoretion of Krakow".

 

Pattern.
20 zlotych 1979, copper-nickel, weight - 10,15 g., size - 29 mm, mintage - 30000 pcs. Engravers: Jozef Markiewicz-Nieszcz (obverse) and Stanislawa Watrobska-Frindt (reverse). Warsaw Mint. "Polish Child's Memorial Hospital Center".

 

I have two Polish coins...an 1840 10 Groszy in about EF, and a 1923 5 Groszy that may be a proof. Sorry, no pics...but think you've covered it. Nice collection. Thx.