200 Zlotys

Features

Issuer	Poland
Issuing bank	National Bank of Poland (Narodowy Bank Polski)
Period	Third Republic (1989-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1994
Value	200 Zlotys (200 Złotych) 200 PLN = USD 55
Currency	Fourth Zloty (1995-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	144 × 72 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 230975
References	P# 177 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Series: 1994 series

Obverse

The front side of the banknote features a portrait of King Zygmunt I Stary (Sigismund I the Old). To the left of the portrait is a fragment of a wreath tied with a ribbon, and to the right - a drawing of a small wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NARODOWY
BANK
POLSKI
200
DWIEŚCIE ZŁOTYCH
ZYGMUNT I STARY
WARSZAWA
25 MARCA 1994 r.
PREZES
GŁÓWNY SKARBNIK

Translation:
National Bank of Poland
Two Hundred Zlotys
Sigismund I the Old
Warsaw 25th March 1994
CEO Main Treasurer

Designer: Andrzej Heidrich

Reverse

On the reverse side is an image of an eagle, which comes from the facade of the Kaplica Zygmuntowska (Sigismund Chapel) of Wawel Cathedral. The eagle is inscribed in a hexagonal cartouche and entwined with the letter “S”, which is the royal monogram of the king. In the background of the image of the eagle - a fragment of the Dziedziniec Arkadowy (Arcade courtyard) of Wawel Castle.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NARODOWY BANK POLSKI 200

BANKNOTY EMITOWANE PRZEZ NARODOWY BANK POLSKI SĄ PRAWNYM ŚRODKIEM PŁATNICZYM W POLSCE
200 DWIEŚCIE ZŁOTYCH NBP

Translation:
National Bank of Poland
Banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland are legal tender in Poland
Two Hundred Zlotys NBP

Designer: Andrzej Heidrich

Watermark

Zygmunt I Stary (Sigismund I, the Old).

Printers

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)
Polish Security Printing Works (Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A.), Warsaw, Poland (1919-date)

Comments

Issued into general circulation on 1 June 1995, as part of the introduction of the Fourth Polish Złoty.
Signatures: Hanna Beata Gronkiewicz-Waltz / Wiesław Biernatowicz (Govenor / Chief Cashier).

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Date	VF	XF		Frequency
Undetermined
1994-Mar-25			Printer: PWPW. Replacement: YB-YC.	14%
1994-Mar-25	$ 54	$ 54	Printer: PWPW. Series: DA-DY (w/o Q, V).	75%
1994-Mar-25			Printer: TDLR. Replacement: ZA.	0.9%
1994-Mar-25			Printer: TDLR. Series: AA-AR (w/o I, O).	17%

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