Польские монеты и банкноты: история и современность.

Overview of coins and banknotes issued by the Polish govennment
a list of historical banknotes
Current Polish coins and banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland.

Although some of the coins were minted as early as 1990, they were not released until January 1, 1995, when the złoty was redenominated after hyperinflation was harnessed. There are 100 grosz (gr) to one złoty (zł). 1990 Series Value Technical parameters Description Date of first minting 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 (10) encircling leaves 1990 20 groszy 18.5 mm 3.22 g Serrated Value and (20) square shaped leaves 50 groszy 20.5 mm 3.94 g Value and (50) leaves in semicircle shape 1 zł 23 mm 5 g Alternately smooth and serrated Value and (100) leaves in full circle shape 2 zł 21.5 mmCore: 12 mm 5.21 g Ring: Aluminium bronzeCenter: Cupronickel Plain Value and 2 leaves in the ring portion 1994 5 zł 24 mmCore: 16 mm 6.54 g

1994 Series ("Sovereigns of Poland" First Series) Value NBP Dimensions Main colour Description Date of Obverse Reverse Watermark printing issue 10 zł 120 × 60 mm Dark brown Mieszko I Silver denar coin during the reign of Mieszko I As portrait 25 March 1994 1 January 1995 20 zł 126 × 63 mm Violet and pink Bolesław I Chrobry Silver denar coin during the reign of Bolesław I Chrobry 50 zł 132 × 66 mm Dark blue Kazimierz III Wielki White Eagle from the royal seal of Casimir III the Great and the regalia of Poland: sceptre and globus cruciger 100 zł 138 × 69 mm Dark green Władysław II Jagiełło Shield bearing a White Eagle from the tombstone of Władysław II Jagiełło, coat of the Teutonic Knights and the Grunwald Swords 1 June 1995 200 zł 144 × 72 mm Brown and orange Zygmunt I Stary Eagle intertwined with the letter S in a hexagon, from the Sigismund's ChapelNote: due to copyright law in Poland the Polish zloty banknotes may not be freely reproduced. Value Dimensions Main colour Description Number issued Date of issue Obverse Reverse Watermark 50 zł144 x 72 mmBlue, yellowPope John Paul II, Polish coat of armsCardinal Stefan Wyszynski, a quotation from Letter to Poles, Jasna Góra Monastery and churchPapal arms of John Paul II2,000,000October 16, 2006 10 zł 138 x 69 mm Pink, orange Polish coat of arms, Belweder Palace, Commander Józef Piłsudski White eagle, Monument of the Heroic Deed of Polish Legions in Kielce. Józef Piłsudski, electrotype denomination 80,000 November 3, 2008 20 zł 138 x 69 mm Orange, yellow, brown Polish coat of arms, Chalet in Krzemieniec, Juliusz Słowacki Cranes, an excerpt of the poem Sedation, Statue of Sigismund III Vasa at Castle Square in Warsaw. Juliusz Słowacki, electrotype denomination 80,000 September 23, 2009 20 zł 138 x 69 mm Light blue, Light brown, black Frédéric Chopin, the mansion in Zelazowa where the composer was born, reproduction of the first edition of Mazurka in B flat major, Opus 7 No 1, Chopin's autograph. Facsimile of a fragment of Étude in f minor, Opus 10, No 9, landscape in Central Poland with Masovian willows. Chopin 120,000 February 26, 2010 20 zł 138 x 69 mm Brown and green Marie Skłodowska Curie, Sorbona w Paryżu (Sorbonne school building in Paris), Coat of arms, Ra (atomic symbol for radium) in SPARK patch in concentric circles. Quotation by Marie Skłodowska Curie ("I have detected the radium, but not created it; the glory does not belong to me, but it is the property of the whole mankind. "), Instytut Radowy w Warszawie (Radium Institute building in Warsaw); Nobel Prize medal for chemistry. Marie Skłodowska Curie and electrotype denomination 60,000 December 12, 2011 20 zł 147 x 67 mm Green, brown, yellow and blue Belvedere Palace hologram; coat of arms with crowned eagle; Commander Józef Klemens Piłsudski wearing military uniform. Eagle badge of the Polish Legions; Grand Cross (with Star) of the Order of Virtuti Militari; badge of the First Brigade of the Polish Legions; Belvedere Palace hologram. None 50,000 August 5, 2014 20 zł 138 x 69 mm Brown, green, gold and violet 1415 as registration device; open book; coat of arms with crowned eagle; Jan Długosz Wieniawa coat of arms; Wawel cathedral in Kraków; stained glass window Shield with crowned eagle 30,000 August 24, 2015 20 zł 144 x 77 mm Blue and red Coat of arms with crowned eagle; Dobrawa (Doubravka of Bohemia) and King Miezko I; ornate cross; floor plan of church as registration device Floor plan of church; Gniezno Cathedral; royal chalice of Trzemeszno Unknown with electrotype 20 35,000 April 12, 2016 20 zł 150 x 77 mm Blue Crowns of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa Drawing of Częstochowa in 1717, depicting the coronation event Coat of arms of the Pauline Fathers 55,000 August 21, 2017 20 zł 150 x 77 mm Józef Klemens Piłsudski, Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Flag of Poland, badge of the Polish Military Organization 50,000 August 31, 2018 19 zł 150 x 77 mm Ignacy Jan Paderewski and a stylized image of the Order of the White Eagle; word niepodległa (“independent”) Current headquarters of the Polish Security Printing Works 55,000 October 2, 201920 zł150 x 77 mmBrown green, blueEastern border landscape with helicopterOfficer and soldier of the Border Guard80,000July 19, 2022