20 Groszy

Features

Issuer Poland
Period Polish People's Republic (1952-1989)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1957-1985
Value 20 Groszys (20 Groszy) (0.20 PLZ)
Currency Third Zloty (1949-1994)
Composition Aluminium
Weight 1 g
Diameter 20 mm
Thickness 1.4 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 1 January 1995
Number
N#
2759
References Y# A47,
Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins : 1850-1964 (14th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, United States.
And 1 more volumes.
ParM# 208,
Janusz Parchimowicz, Józef Aumiller, Wydawnictwo Nefryt; 2017. Katalog monet polskich obiegowych i kolekcjonerskich : od 1916. Wydawnictwo Nefryt, Szczecin, Poland.
Schön# 40,
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.
Fischer Po# OB033
Adam Lanowy; 2010. Katalog monet polskich i z Polską związanych, XX i XIX wiek : monety koronne Stanisława Augusta Poniatowskiego. Fischer, Bytom. Poland.

Obverse

The White Eagle, national coat of arms of Poland, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
POLSKA RZECZPOSPOLITA LUDOWA
·1973·

Translation:
Polish People's Republic
·1973·

Engraver: Andrej Peter

Reverse

Denomination above the wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20
GROSZY

Engraver: Andrej Peter

Edge

Smooth

20 Groszy -  obverse

Mints

Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)
Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska), Warsaw, Poland (1766-date)
Mintmark of Mint of Poland (MW) Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska), Warsaw, Poland (1766-date)

Comments

Coins without mintmark dated 1961-1963 were struck in Warsaw; 1973 and 1974 were struck in Kremnica, Czechoslovakia and denoted (kr) (see the main photo of the article); with mint mark under left leg (to the right for observer) struck in Warsaw and denoted MW.


A few groups of obverse are known.

Obverse
Die I - details closer to rim, thick script of circular legend.
Die II - details closer to center, thick script of circular legend.
Die III - details closer to rim, thin script of circular legend, narrow tail does not touch claw to the right.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.


1957
Die I.1 - small date, short nose to '1'.
Die I.2 - large date, long nose to '1', '9' with widely open tail.
On the images below the left image for the obverse I.1, the right - for the obverse I.2.


1976
Die I.1 - wide numerals, mintmark low.
Die I.2 - narrow high numerals, '9' and '6' with widely open tails, mintmark high.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.


Combinations
I: 1957 I.1, 1957 I.2, 1963, 1965-1972, 1973(kr), 1976 I.1, 1976 I.2, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1979 PS, 1980, 1980 PS, 1981, 1981 PS, 1983, 1985.
II: 1961, 1962.
III: 1973 MW, 1973 (kr), 1973, 1975.

Abbreviation
PS - Proof set.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1957  3 940 243 4%
1961  53 108 417 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.22 20%
1962  19 140 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.32 $ 0.32 $ 1.10 11%
1963  41 217 207 $ 0.04 $ 0.17 $ 0.22 $ 0.25 $ 0.27 17%
1965 MW 32 022 000 $ 0.03 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.43 $ 7.70 16%
1966 MW 23 860 000 $ 0.16 $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.19 $ 1.10 $ 12 12%
1967 MW 29 099 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 14%
1968 MW 29 191 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.15 $ 0.22 $ 0.97 $ 6.90 14%
1969 MW 40 227 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.09 $ 0.09 $ 0.20 $ 0.22 $ 0.58 $ 5.20 17%
1970 MW 20 028 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.12 $ 0.25 $ 0.95 $ 3.20 12%
1971 MW 20 000 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.12 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.24 $ 0.73 14%
1972 MW 60 000 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.15 $ 0.49 $ 3.80 22%
1973  50 000 000 $ 0.15 $ 0.15 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.73 18% minted in Kremnica
1973 MW 65 000 000 $ 0.04 $ 0.04 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.15 $ 0.26 $ 0.69 22% minted in Warsaw
1975 MW 50 000 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.11 $ 0.12 $ 0.15 17%
1976 MW 100 000 000 $ 0.15 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 2.40 23% large date
1976 MW $ 0.08 $ 0.15 $ 0.36 $ 2.30 6% small date
1977 MW 80 730 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.17 $ 0.17 $ 0.17 21%
1978 MW 50 730 000 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.18 $ 0.23 $ 0.34 15%
1979 MW 45 252 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.22 $ 0.54 13%
1979 MW 5 000 0.16% Proof
1980 MW 30 020 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.17 $ 0.33 $ 1.10 9%
1980 MW 5 000 0.18% Proof
1981 MW 60 082 000 $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.24 $ 0.24 $ 0.32 16%
1981 MW 5 000 0.2% Proof
1983 MW 10 041 000 $ 0.29 $ 0.29 6%
1985 MW 16 277 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.24 $ 0.55 11%

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