Polish grosz
E418443
The Polish grosz is a historical and modern subdivision of Polish currency, originally a medieval silver coin that evolved into a small-denomination unit used in Poland’s monetary system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grosz | 1 |
| Polish grosz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4174449 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polish grosz Context triple: [Kingdom of Poland, currency, Polish grosz]
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A.
Polish złoty
The Polish złoty is the official fiat currency of Poland, subdivided into 100 grosz and issued by the National Bank of Poland.
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B.
Polish marka
The Polish marka was the paper currency used in Poland in the years immediately following World War I, before being replaced by the złoty.
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C.
Kuyavian Piasts
The Kuyavian Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s early medieval Piast royal family that ruled parts of Kuyavia and neighboring lands.
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D.
Polish Crown
The Polish Crown was the central political entity of the Kingdom of Poland, representing the monarchic state and its territories as a legal and historical institution distinct from the person of the king.
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E.
Danzig gulden
The Danzig gulden was the official monetary unit of the interwar Free City of Danzig, used primarily between World War I and World War II before the area’s incorporation into Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polish grosz Target entity description: The Polish grosz is a historical and modern subdivision of Polish currency, originally a medieval silver coin that evolved into a small-denomination unit used in Poland’s monetary system.
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A.
Polish złoty
The Polish złoty is the official fiat currency of Poland, subdivided into 100 grosz and issued by the National Bank of Poland.
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B.
Polish marka
The Polish marka was the paper currency used in Poland in the years immediately following World War I, before being replaced by the złoty.
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C.
Kuyavian Piasts
The Kuyavian Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s early medieval Piast royal family that ruled parts of Kuyavia and neighboring lands.
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D.
Polish Crown
The Polish Crown was the central political entity of the Kingdom of Poland, representing the monarchic state and its territories as a legal and historical institution distinct from the person of the king.
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E.
Danzig gulden
The Danzig gulden was the official monetary unit of the interwar Free City of Danzig, used primarily between World War I and World War II before the area’s incorporation into Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coin
ⓘ
subdivision of currency ⓘ |
| category |
Polish currency
ⓘ
fractional currency ⓘ |
| circulation | circulating coinage ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| currencyCodeUnitName | grosz ⓘ |
| denomination |
1 grosz
ⓘ
10 groszy ⓘ 2 grosze ⓘ 20 groszy ⓘ 5 groszy ⓘ 50 groszy ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin grossus meaning thick or great ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | medieval silver coin ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Kingdom of Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish People’s Republic ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of Poland
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ONNED1 ⓘ Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| introducedAsCoin |
Late Middle Ages
ⓘ
surface form:
late Middle Ages
|
| ISO4217Code | PLN ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Polish ⓘ |
| material |
Nordic gold
ⓘ
brass ⓘ copper-plated steel ⓘ |
| mint | Mennica Polska ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
National Bank of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Narodowy Bank Polski
|
| monetaryFunction | small-denomination transactions ⓘ |
| monetarySystem |
Polish złoty
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish złoty system
|
| obverseDesignFeature |
coat of arms of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish coat of arms (White Eagle)
|
| partOf | Polish złoty ⓘ |
| pluralForm |
grosze
ⓘ
groszy ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| reintroducedWith | post-1995 redenominated złoty ⓘ |
| reverseDesignFeature |
denomination value
ⓘ
stylized plant motifs ⓘ |
| scriptOnCoin | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| status | legal tender in Poland ⓘ |
| subdivisionRatio | 100 groszy = 1 złoty ⓘ |
| type | decimal subdivision ⓘ |
| usedAs | fractional monetary unit ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Third Polish Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
modern Poland
|
| valueInZloty | 0.01 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Polish grosz Description of subject: The Polish grosz is a historical and modern subdivision of Polish currency, originally a medieval silver coin that evolved into a small-denomination unit used in Poland’s monetary system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grosz