Polish Coins

A Day In Poland - Polish Coin Fraud

Warsaw, Poland 15 January 2010 - A Polish shopkeeper lost 49.95 PLN on a sale worth 10 PLN when he took a coin that was issued by the People's Republic of Poland.

A shopper bought 10 PLN worth of goods in a small shop. The shopkeeper was given a 50 PLN coin that he did not recognize. The buyer explained that a new monetary system had been introduced and the coin was a new addition to the the system.

The shopkeeper gave the shopper his 40 PLN change and the shopper casually left.

Only after the shopper was out of sight did the shop keep notice the coin was produced under the People's Republic of Poland.

He was told the coin's current value is 5 polish groszy, about 1.5 US cents.

It is in fact a special edition collection coin from 1981 with a portrait of an 11th century Polish duke on the back. An online coin collecting circle values it at 8 PLN, and an eBay UK seller started bids for this coin at .99 GBP.

The swindler remains at large and if caught he faces up to 8 years imprisonment.

By Victoria Ziarkowski
Freelance Writer

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