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Grosh (also Grosch, Grosz, Gros) is a small silver coin issued by a number of countries in history. Historically it was equal to between several and a dozen Denarius. It was minted since the Middle Ages in the following states:

Later the tradition of Groshes was dropped in most states while others continued to mint only coins smaller than the original grosh. In Poland since 1526 these included coins of 1/2 grosz, 1 grosz, 1,5 grosz, 2 grosz, 3 grosz, 4 grosz and 6 grosz. Their weight gradually dropped to 1,8 grammes of silver and since 1752 they were replaced by copper coins of the same name.

In modern times the name was adopted by two currencies:

In Western Ukraine a grosh is still a slang term for kopiyka, or a 1/100 part of Hryvnia.

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