Coins
Although some of the coins were minted as early as 1990, they were not released until January 1, 1995, when the złoty was redenominated.
| 1990 Series | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Technical parameters | Description | Date of first minting | |||||
| Obverse | Reverse | Diameter | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | ||
| 1 grosz | 15.5 mm | 1.64 g | Steel bronze | Serrated | State title and the eagle of the coat of arms | Value and 1 leaf | 1990 | ||
| 2 grosze | 17.5 mm | 2.13 g | Plain | Value and 2 leaves | |||||
| 5 groszy | 19.5 mm | 2.59 g | Alternately smooth and serrated | Value and 5 leaves | |||||
| 10 groszy | 16.5 mm | 2.51 g | Cupronickel | Alternately smooth and serrated | State title and the eagle of the coat of arms | Value and (10) encircling leaves | 1990 | ||
| 20 groszy | 18.5 mm | 3.22 g | Serrated | Value and (20) square-shaped leaves | |||||
| 50 groszy | 20.5 mm | 3.94 g | Value and (50) leaves in semicircle shape | ||||||
| 1 zł | 23 mm | 5 g | Alternately smooth and serrated | Value and (100) leaves in full-circle shape | |||||
| 2 zł | 21.5 mm Core: 12 mm |
5.21 g | Ring: Aluminium bronze Center: Cupronickel |
Plain | Value and 2 leaves in the ring portion | 1994 | |||
| 5 zł | 24 mm Core: 16 mm |
6.54 g | Ring: Cupronickel Center: Aluminium bronze |
Irregularly milled | State title and the eagle of the coat of arms | Value and 5 leaves in the ring portion | 1994 | ||
| Note: due to copyright law in Poland the Polish zloty coins may not be freely reproduced. | |||||||||
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