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5 Groszy Trial Strike Brass
| Issuer | Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Currency | Second Zloty (1924-1949) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the large numeral '5' in a prominent Art Deco calligraphic style dominating the upper field, flanked by decorative foliate scrollwork. Below, the denomination legend 'GROSZY' is inscribed in bold capital letters across the lower field. In the lower portion, a crescent-shaped ornamental device encloses the monogram 'ŚW', flanked by the date elements '12/V' to the left and '24' to the right, recording the approval date of 12 May 1924. |
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Bank Polski commissioned trial strikes in multiple metals during 1923 as part of the process of establishing a new coinage for the restored Polish state following over a century of partition. This brass trial for the 5 Groszy was never approved for circulation — production coinage was ultimately struck in bronze. Trial pieces of this issue survive in extremely small numbers, distributed almost entirely to mint officials and members of the issuing authority for approval purposes, and rarely surface through conventional auction channels.