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100 000 Zlotys
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland) |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Value | 100 000 Zlotys (100 000 Złotych) (100 000 PLZ) |
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| Reverse lettering | NARODOWY BANK POLSKI WARSZAWA TEATR WIELKI 100000 STO TYSIĘCY ZŁOTYCH BANKNOTY EMITOWANE PRZEZ NARODOWY BANK POLSKI SĄ PRAWNYM ŚRODKIEM PŁATNICZYM W POLSCE (Translation: National Bank of Poland Warsaw Grand Theatre One Hundred Thousand Zloty Banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland are legal tender for payments in Poland) |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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By 1993, Polish banknote denominations had spiraled to levels that made everyday transactions absurd — this 100,000 złoty note was a direct product of the hyperinflationary episode that followed the communist-era price controls collapsing after 1989. The peak inflation rate hit roughly 600% in 1990 alone. Notes of this denomination became routine rather than remarkable.
The redenomination came in 1995, when 10,000 old złotych were exchanged for 1 new złoty, rendering the entire high-denomination series obsolete almost immediately after printing.