Poland: 1949-1989

Polish coins is one of my favorite parts of my collection. I have two reasons for it: first of all - Polish coins are nice; and at second - I may say that I am an ethnic Pole (my grandmother was Pole).
So I want to share my collection of Polish coins which were released at 1949-1989.
Regards.
Eugene.

 

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Polish monetary system is simple: 100 groszy = 1 zloty.

 

Republic (Rzeczpospolita Polska): 1944-1952.
1 grosz 1949, aluminium, weight - 0,5 g., size - 14,3 mm, thickness - 1,4 mm, mintage - 400116000 pcs. Single release only.
40000000 coins were minted at Budapest Mint (Hungary) and 116000 pcs - in Warsaw Mint. Demonetized at January 1 1995.

 

2 grosze 1949, aluminium, weight - 0,57 g., size - 16 mm, mintage - 300106000 pcs. Single release only.
30000000 coins were minted at Budapest Mint (Hungary) and 106000 pcs - in Warsaw Mint. Demonetized at January 1 1995.

 

5 groszy 1949, bronze, weight - 3 g., size - 20,2 mm, thickness - 1,3 mm mintage - 300000000 pcs. Basel Mint (Switzerland) Single release only.
Demonetized at January 1 1995.

 

10 groszy 1949, copper-nickel, weight - 2 g., size - 17,6 mm, thickness - 0,97 mm mintage - 200000000 pcs. Kremnica Mint (Czechoslovakia). Single release only.

 

20 groszy 1949, aluminium, weight - 1 g., size - 20 mm, thickness - 1,5 mm mintage - 197472000 pcs. Warsaw Mint. Single release only.

 

50 groszy 1949, copper-nickel, weight - 5 g., size - 23 mm, mintage - 109000000 pcs. Kremnica Mint (Czechoslovakia) Single release only.

 

1 zloty 1949, aluminium, weight - 2,1 g., size - 25 mm, thickness - 1,83 mm, mintage - 43000000 pcs. Warsaw Mint. Single release only. Demonetized at January 1 1995.

 

Peoples Republic (Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa): 1952-1989.
5 groszy were the smallest face value.

5 groszy 1962, aluminium, weight - 0,6 g., size - 16 mm, thickness - 1,5 mm, mintage - 90257005 pcs. Coins of this type were released at 1958-63, 1965,1967-68 and 1970-72. Demonetized at January 1 1995.

 

10 groszy 1973, aluminium, weight - 0,7 g., size - 17,6 mm, thickness - 1,27 mm, mintage - 80000000 pcs. Warsaw Mint. Coins of this type were released at 1961-63, 1965-1981, 1983 and 1985. Demonetized at January 1 1995.

 

20 groszy 1976, aluminium, weight - 1 g., size - 20 mm, thickness - 1,4 mm, mintage - 100000000 pcs. Warsaw Mint. Coins of this type were released at 1957, 1961-63, 1965-1973, 1975-81, 1983 and 1985. Demonetized at January 1 1995.

 

50 groszy 1976, aluminium, weight - 1,6 g., size - 23 mm, thickness - 1,7 mm, mintage - 25000000 pcs. Kremnica Mint (Czechoslovakia). Coins of this type were released at 1957, 1965, 1967-68, 1970-78 and 1982-87. Demonetized at January 1 1995.

 

1 zloty 1975, aluminium, weight - 2,1 g., size - 25 mm, thickness - 2 mm, mintage - 22000000 pcs. Kremnica Mint (Czechoslovakia). Engravers: Anton Peter, Jozef Koren and Anton Ham. Coins of this type were released at 1957, 1965-78 and 1980-1988. Demonetized at January 1 1995.

 

2 zlote 1958, aluminium, weight - 2,7 g., size - 27 mm, thickness - 2,1 mm, mintage - 82640000 pcs. Coins of this type were released at 1958-60 and 1970-74.

 

2 zlote 1977, brass, weight - 3 g., size - 21 mm, thickness - 1,1 mm, mintage - 50000000 pcs. Leningrad Mint (USSR). Coins of this type were released at 1975-88.

 

2 zlote 1989, aluminium, weight - 0,71 g., size - 18 mm, thickness - 1,36 mm, mintage - 91494000 pcs. Warsaw Mint. Coins of this type were released at 1989 and 1990.

 

5 zlotych 1960, aluminium, weight - 3,45 g., size - 29 mm, thickness - 2,56 mm, mintage - 16300999 pcs. Engraver: Jozef Goslawski. Coins of this type were released at 1958-60, 1971 and 1973-74.

 

5 zlotych 1977, brass, weight - 5 g., size - 24 mm, thickness - 1,6 mm, mintage - 25000000 pcs. Leningrad Mint (USSR). Coins of this type were released at 1975-88.

 

10 zlotych 1959, copper-nickel, weight - 12,9 g., size - 31 mm, thickness - 2,2 mm, mintage: 13107000 pcs. "Tadeusz Kosciuszko". Coins of this type were released at 1959, 1969 and 1966.