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The '''złoty''' (plural for numbers ending in 2, 3 and 4 (except 12, 13 and 14): ''złote'' {{IPA|/ˈzwɔtɛ/}}, plural for all other numbers: ''złotych'' {{IPA|/ˈzwɔtɨx/}}), ([[currency sign|sign]]: '''zł'''; [[ISO 4217|code]]: '''PLN''') literally meaning "golden", is the currency of [[Poland]]. The modern złoty is subdivided into 100 ''groszy'' (singular: ''grosz'', alternate plural form: ''grosze'').


As a result of [[hyperinflation]] in the early 1990s, the currency underwent [[Denomination (currency)#Redenomination|redenomination]]. Thus, on [[January 1]], [[1995]], 10 000 old złotych (PLZ) became one new złoty (PLN).
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The złoty (plural for numbers ending in 2, 3 and 4 (except 12, 13 and 14): złote , plural for all other numbers: złotych ), (sign: ; code: PLN) literally meaning "golden", is the currency of Poland. The modern złoty is subdivided into 100 groszy (singular: grosz, alternate plural form: grosze).

As a result of hyperinflation in the early 1990s, the currency underwent redenomination. Thus, on January 1, 1995, 10 000 old złotych (PLZ) became one new złoty (PLN).

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