Catalog
20 Złotych
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski |
|---|---|
| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 20 Złotych |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Full-length intaglio portrait of Józef Piłsudski in military uniform at centre-right, with a sabre at his side. To the left, a Virtuti Militari cross vignette appears over a silhouette of Warsaw, while the large numeral '20' in blue is printed at upper-left and lower-right in a multi-colour guilloche underprint incorporating the date '1920'. The Narodowy Bank Polski eagle emblem, issuer name, date 'Warszawa, 29 stycznia 2020 r.', and two facsimile signatures appear at upper centre. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | 20 DWADZIEŚCIA ZŁOTYCH Narodowy Bank Polski BITWA WARSZAWSKA 1920 niepodległa STULECIE ODZYSKANIA NIEPODLEGŁOŚCI POLACY NAD POLSKĄ, KRAJ OBRONIĄ NARODOWEJ, GDZIE ZWYCIĘSKA POLSKA DZIEJE CAŁKOWITYCH POWTÓRZEŃ KAŻDEGO SAMO DO WAŁA W OBRONIE MIENIA DAWNOŚCI, W OBRONIE PRACY SKALPOWEJ, II RANO PRACY NOLKO SREBRA AKTUALNOŚCI NOLKO DO MIEJSCA W OBRONIE WOLNOŚCI I SZANSY W OBRONIE NIEPODLEGŁOŚCI |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
Issued to mark the centenary of the 1920 Battle of Warsaw — the engagement in which Polish forces halted the Soviet westward advance — this is one of several polymer commemoratives PWPW has produced domestically, a capability the Warsaw security printer developed specifically to reduce dependence on foreign substrate suppliers. The transparent window, integrated into the polymer carrier rather than applied as a patch, reflects production techniques PWPW refined through earlier commemorative runs.
Commemorative złoty notes of this type are legal tender but rarely enter general circulation.