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5 Zlotys
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Currency | Third Zloty (1949-1994) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, printed in dark purple on cream paper, presents a central intaglio vignette of a farmer operating a motor cultivator across a ploughed field, set within a rectangular frame with ornate corner embellishments. The denomination 'PIĘĆ ZŁOTYCH' is inscribed across the top in bold letterpress, flanked by numeral '5' counters in the upper corners, with matching '5' counters in the lower corners. An oval guilloche underprint appears on each lateral margin, and a lower panel carries the legal tender inscription in three lines. |
| Reverse lettering | 5 PIĘĆ ZŁOTYCH 5 5 5 BILETY NARODOWEGO BANKU POLSKIEGO SĄ PRAWNYM ŚRODKIEM PŁATNICZYM W POLSCE |
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The 1948 Polish zloty series was issued as the communist-aligned government worked to consolidate control over the monetary system following the 1944–1945 currency reforms that had already wiped out wartime occupation money. This particular denomination was printed domestically — unusual for a newly stabilized currency, as many postwar Eastern Bloc states initially relied on Soviet-controlled facilities or Western security printers while rebuilding local capacity.
Watermark-only security on a note of this period reflects the constrained production resources of the immediate postwar Polish printing industry rather than any deliberate policy choice.