Uncommon, especially in beautiful states of preservation, the first of the "rare" Nike vintages.
The author of the coin with Nike was Edward Wittig. He took the figure of the walking goddess of victory from his sculptural works.
In our opinion, in the MS note, this vintage is as difficult to acquire as the 1932 vintage.
In the case of the presented item, however, we are dealing with an extreme rarity. The coin is not only struck with an extremely fresh stamp with a mirror effect, but additionally in a very high MS65 note, which is not even technically achievable. Such a spectacular grading note forced further analysis, which allows us to assume that we are dealing with a unique piece.
Carefully examining the coin under magnification, we can see traces of stamp cleaning, which is evident in the form of regular scratches, perfectly intersecting the relief drawing. There is much to suggest that this may be a unique commemorative coin, struck with a specially polished stamp. Janusz Parchimowicz, in his catalog devoted to the coins of the Second Republic, writes about this type of issue: "Friday issues include sets of coins intended as gifts. These were complete vintages of coins from 1930,1931,1932 struck with specially polished stamps. These sets were offered in the price lists of the Mint's Numismatic Cabinet, but we have not come across a trace of them at present."
Following Janusz Parchimowicz's catalog further, it is highly likely that the piece on offer is item P 142J, a coin struck with a mirror-image, shallow stamp, the mintage of which is unknown to the author.
A unique, spectacular coin of the Second Republic, which will find its place in the best collections of coins of the Second Republic, including proof coins.
