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| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1962-1965 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus set within a circular vignette at centre right, his name inscribed below in small lettering; the guilloche underprint extends across the note in pale tones. The bank title 'Narodowy Bank Polski' appears in large serif lettering at upper centre, with the denomination '1000' printed in multicolour at left and vertically along the left margin reading 'TYSIĄC ZŁOTYCH'. The Polish state arms — a white eagle on red ground — are rendered in an orange circular cartouche at upper right, accompanied by two manuscript signatures above the date inscription 'WARSZAWA 29 PAŹDZIERNIKA 1965 ROKU'. |
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| Reverse description | A large circular vignette at left reproduces the Copernican heliocentric cosmological diagram, with a radiant sun face at its centre surrounded by concentric orbital rings bearing planetary bodies and the twelve zodiac signs inscribed in their respective segments. The guilloche background covers the entire note in fine crosshatch patterns. The denomination '1000' appears in dark numerals at upper right, with 'TYSIĄC ZŁOTYCH' printed vertically in red at centre right, a watermark placeholder circle visible at far right, and the monogram 'NBP' in green at lower left; a small legal tender inscription reads 'BILETY NARODOWEGO BANKU POLSKIEGO SĄ PRAWNYM ŚRODKIEM PŁATNICZYM W POLSCE' at lower right. |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Copernicus, visible in the blank circular area on both sides of the note |
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