On 3 March 2014 Central Bank of Poland (Narodowy Bank Polski) is putting into circulation coins with the face values of 1 grosz, 2 grosz and 5 grosz. The coins are minted in brass-plated steel and the image of their obverse has been changed. The coins of 1 grosz, 2 grosz and 5 grosz denomination put into circulation in 1995 will remain in circulation as legal tender, parallel to the new coins. Technical parameters and images of the remaining denominations will be unchanged.
Coins put into circulation in 2014:
alloy: brass plated steel
diameter: 15.50 mm
weight: 1.64 grammes
edge (rim): milled
Obverse: Image of the eagle established as the state emblem of the Republic of Poland. Below the eagle, in a semi-circle, from left to right, the inscription: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA. Within the rim, stylised rings, intersecting in the top part, split underneath by the year of issue. Below the eagle, on the right-hand side, the mint mark.
Reverse: A large digit: 1, below – a horizontal inscription: GROSZ, above the digit – a twig with an oak leaf.
alloy: brass plated steel
diameter: 17.50 mm
weight: 2.13 grammes
edge (rim): plain
Obverse: Image of the eagle established as the state emblem of the Republic of Poland. Below the eagle, in a semi-circle, from left to right, the inscription: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA. Within the rim, stylised rings, intersecting in the top part, split underneath by the year of issue. Below the eagle, on the right-hand side, the mint mark.
Reverse: A large digit: 2, below – a horizontal inscription: GROSZE, above the digit – a twig with two oak leaves.
alloy: brass plated steel
diameter: 19.48 mm
weight: 2.59 grammes
edge (rim): alternately plain and milled
Obverse: Image of the eagle established as the state emblem of the Republic of Poland. Below the eagle, in a semi-circle, from left to right, the inscription: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA. Within the rim, stylised rings, intersecting in the top part, split underneath with the year of issue. Below the eagle, on the right-hand side, the mint mark.
Reverse: On the left-hand side, a large digit: 5, next to it – a horizontal inscription: GROSZY, underneath – a composition of five oak leaves.
