A very well-preserved piece.
Beautiful mint luster. Slight tarnish and wear on the highest parts of the relief.
This denomination was introduced by the reform of January 11, 1924, and coins in this design have been minted since 1934. Pursuant to the decree of the President of the Republic of Poland dated August 27, 1932, these coins could be used to pay debts up to a maximum of 500 zlotych. The coin remained in circulation until November 1939, when it was withdrawn pursuant to a decree of the General Government.
The coin was minted in Warsaw; the lowest mintage was in 1938 (289,400 pieces). The highest mintage was in 1934, though the exact number is unknown. The State Mint’s reports state only that in 1934, 7,060,000 pieces of three types of five-złoty coins were minted, without specifying how many pieces were of each type.
The coin was minted from .750 silver, with a diameter of 28 mm and a standard weight of 11 g.
Obverse: the national eagle from the 1927 design against a background of rays, with the inscription along the rim:
RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA 5 zlotych 5, with the year below the eagle’s tail.
Reverse: a bust of Marshal Piłsudski facing left, with the Kościesze coat of arms—the mark of the State Mint in Warsaw—in front of him. On the shoulder, the designer’s signature:
St Ostrowski.
Edge: serrated
