2 Zlotys

Bank Polski's earliest postwar issues were printed in Paris by the Banque de France while Polish institutions were still being reconstituted following over a century of partition. The newly independent state had no domestic printing capacity capable of producing secure currency, making foreign contracts a practical necessity rather than a political choice.

The Banque de France connection is worth noting precisely because it was unusual — France's central bank rarely acted as a commercial printer for foreign governments, and Poland's engagement with them was short-lived before contracts shifted to other suppliers.

Watermarking was the primary security measure, with no reported serial number varieties distinguishing major sub-types within this Pick number.