20 zlotych 1976 - skyscrapers and grain fields Basic data Issuer : Narodowy Bank Polish Face value : 20 z? Production : 1973, 1974, 1976 Issue : Mint in Kremnica, State Mint in Warsaw Issue : 20 000 000 pcs Issuing date : 8 December 1973 Date of withdrawal : 1 January 1995 Designer : Anna Jarnuszkiewicz Physical description Weight : 10.15g Diameter : 29 mm Material : MN25 cupro-nickel Edge : serrated Stamp : plain Comments Circulation coin 20 zloty model 1973 – twenty-zloty coin, put into circulation on 8 December 1973 by the ordinance of 14 November 1973 (M.P. of 1973 No. 52, item 294), withdrawn on the day of denomination of 1 January 1995, by the regulation of the President of the National Bank of Poland of 18 November 1994 (M.P. of 1994 No. 61, item 541). Obverse In the central point there is an emblem – an eagle without a crown, below the year of minting, around the inscription "POLISH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC". Reverse On this side of the coin there is a drawing of two skyscrapers against the background of grain fields and the inscription "20 ZN". Edition The coin was minted in the years 1973–1974 in Kremnica, and in 1976 in Warsaw, in cupro-nickel MN25, on a disc with a diameter of 29 mm, weight 10.15 grams, with a serrated edge, designed by Anna Jarnuszkiewicz. The coin's circulation in individual years was as follows: 20 zlotych 1973 skyscrapers and meadows Kremnica 25 000 000 20 zlotych 1974 skyscrapers and meadows Kremnica 12 000 000 20 zlotych 1976 skyscrapers and meadows Warsaw 20 000 000 Description The 1976 coins are the only Polish circulation coins minted in Warsaw after 1965 without a mint mark. In the second half of the seventies of the twentieth century, the coin was often counterfeited. Usually these were mints or castings in copper, with a layer of nickel applied in electroplating, which over time underwent abrasion. There were also casts with a deaf hum – non-metallic. You will get what you see in the photo. Please note: This is a private sale and not a commercial transaction, unfortunately I have to exclude any warranty, liability, as well as return of the item according to today's law!