Poland 1969-MW 20 groszy

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was struck in 1957-85 for Poland. Most were made in Warsaw with a few produced in Kremnica, Hungary. Communist rule in Poland, established in the wake of the Russian army in 1945, collapsed in 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall. This coin matches the postwar Japanese yen in weight, composition and diameter.

Recorded mintage: 40,227,000.

Specification: 1 g, aluminum, 20 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM YA47.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1965 10 złotych, 700th anniversary of Warsaw
• 1971 10 złotych, F.A.O.
• 1977 2 złote
• 1978-MW 10 groszy
• 1978 50 groszy
• 1980-MW 20 groszy
• Coins and currency dated 1969