The obverse of the coin presents the image of the eagle established as the national emblem of the Republic of Poland. Below the eagle there is a stylized image of broken railway tracks. On the reverse side there is an image of a cordon of policemen in helmets and with shields and a woman and a boy.  June 1976 is the term given to the wave of strikes and protests which took place in the People's Republic of Poland at the end of June 1976, after the government of Piotr Jaroszewicz announced the introduction of drastic increases in official prices for some consumer goods. The planned wage supplements did not compensate for the expected drop in living standards.  Strikes and street riots broke out in many cities. In Ursus, the crew of a tractor factory went on strike. In the face of the management's refusal to invite the highest authorities, the workers left the factory and passed the news of the strike on to the rest of the country by blocking rail traffic on the Warsaw-Kutno route (at that time, telephone lines were already cut off in the city). In the evening, the demonstrators' homes were attacked by militia units, using firecrackers, tear gases and batons. In the streets of Ursus, round-ups were organised and the detainees were beaten at the commands. About 300 people were arrested. Similar strikes also broke out in many other cities in Poland. In total, the strikes involved several dozen large factories.  The demonstrations and strikes of June 76 resulted in brutal repression.