2019-01-10

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2019-01-10 07:57 am

grosz

grosz (GRAWSH) - n., a Polish coin equal to 1/100 of a złoty.


Since POland isn't yet on the Euro, this is a current currency. The word comes (via Polish) from groschen, a coin of the Holy Roman Empire, from Latin [denarius] grossus, thick [penny].

an older 1 grosz coin
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---L.