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5 Zlotych
| Issuer | Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a bust portrait of Prince Józef Poniatowski in military uniform, set within a circular guilloche frame to the right. To the left, a large ornate numeral '5' underprint in gold and red. The centre field carries an intricate floral guilloche underprint with the denomination 'PIĘĆ ZŁOTYCH' in bold letterpress above the text 'Dyrekcja Banku Polskiego' and two manuscript signatures. The bank title 'BANK POLSKI' appears in a panel at top centre, with corner numerals '5' in blue, and the date and place of issue 'WARSZAWA dn. 28 Lut. 1919 r.' in a cartouche at the lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | The left side carries a circular vignette with the Polish White Eagle — the crowned white eagle with spread wings on a dark ground — set within a guilloche roundel. To the right, a large ornate numeral '5' in gold and red. The denomination 'PIĘĆ ZŁOTYCH' appears in bold letterpress at the top centre, above a central legal tender text panel set on a fine guilloche underprint. The bank title 'BANK POLSKI' is printed in a panel at the top, corner numerals '5' appear in cartouches at the lower left and right, and an anti-counterfeiting warning is printed in a central cartouche at the bottom. |
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| Protection description | Laid paper watermark visible when held to light |
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