Polish coins and banknotes

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Current Polish coins and banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland, see also Polish złoty.

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[edit] Coins

Although some of the coins were minted as early as 1990, they were not released until 1 January 1995, when złoty was redenominated.

1990 Series [1]
Image Value Technical parameters Description Date of first minting
Obverse Reverse Diameter Mass Composition Edge Obverse Reverse
1 grosz 15.5 mm 1.64 g Steel bronze Serrated State title and the eagle of the coat of arms Value and 1 leaf 1990
2 grosze 17.5 mm 2.13 g Plain Value and 2 leaves
5 groszy 19.5 mm 2.59 g Alternately smooth and serrated Value and 5 leaves
10 groszy 16.5 mm 2.51 g Cupronickel Alternately smooth and serrated State title and the eagle of the coat of arms Value and encircling leaves 1990
20 groszy 18.5 mm 3.22 g Serrated Value and square-shaped leaves
50 groszy 20.5 mm 3.94 g Value and leaves in semi-circle shape
1 zł 23 mm 5 g Alternately smooth and serrated Value and leaves in full-circle shape
2 zł 21.5 mm
Core: 12 mm
5.21 g Ring: Aluminium bronze
Center: Cupronickel
Plain Value and 2 leaves in the ring portion 1994
5 zł 24 mm
Core: 16 mm
6.54 g Ring: Cupronickel
Center: Aluminium bronze
Irregularly milled State title and the eagle of the coat of arms Value and 5 leaves in the ring portion 1994
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre, a standard for world coins. For table standards, see the coin specification table.

[edit] Banknotes

1994 Series [2]
Image Value Dimensions Main colour Description Date of
Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse Watermark printing issue
10 zł 120 × 60 mm Dark brown Mieszko I Denar coin during the reign of Mieszko I As portrait 25 March 1994 1 January 1995
20 zł 126 × 63 mm Violet, pink Boleslav I Denar coin during the reign of Boleslav I
50 zł 132 × 66 mm Dark blue Casimir III Eagle from the royal seal of Casimir III
100 zł 138 × 69 mm Dark green Władysław II Jagiełło Shield bearing eagle from the tombstone of Władysław II Jagiełło
200 zł 144 × 72 mm Brown, orange Sigismund II Augustus Eagle intertwined with "S", within hexagon from the Sigismund Chapel in the Wawel Cathedral
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimetre, a standard for world banknotes. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

[edit] Commemorative banknote

Commemorative Series [3]
Value Dimensions Main colour Description Date of
Obverse Reverse Watermark printing issue
50 zł Blue background, yellow portrait Pope John Paul II Holy Mass for the inauguration  ?  ? 16 October 2006

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