Polish coins and banknotes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Contents

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.

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.

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

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../p/o/l/Polish_coins_and_banknotes.html"
Advanced Search
Included Web Search Engines


Safe Search

close

Top Matching Results

Occasionally Search.com will highlight specialized results that are based on the context of your query. Examples of specialized results include specific links to news, images, or video.

Top Matching Results may highlight information from other Search.com pages, content from the CNET Network of sites, or third party content. The listings are based purely on relevance. Search.com does not receive payment for listings in this section but our partners that provide this data may get paid for listing these products.

Sponsored Links

This section contains paid listings which have been purchased by companies that want to have their sites appear for specific search terms and related content. These listings are administered, sorted and maintained by a third party and are not endorsed by Search.com.

Search Results

Search.com sends your search query to several search engines at one time and integrates the results into one list which has been sorted by relevance using Search.com's proprietary algorithm. You can customize the list of search engines included in your metasearch from the preferences.

The search engines that are used in your metasearch may allow companies to pay to have their Web sites included within the results. To view the Paid Inclusion policy for a specific search engine, please visit their Web site. Search.com does not accept payment or share revenue with any search engine partner for listings in this section.