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50 Zlotych
| Issuer | Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1929 |
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| Value | 50 Zlotys (50 Złotych) |
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| Obverse description | A central oval vignette enclosed within an ornate gilt cartouche of scrollwork carries the bank title 'BANK POLSKI' and denomination 'PIĘĆDZIESIĄT ZŁOTYCH' in intaglio lettering; to the left stands a female allegorical figure in peasant dress holding a sheaf of wheat and a sickle, while to the right a male figure representing Mercury bears a caduceus, with 'BP' monogram medallions flanking the composition and the numeral '50' repeated at the corners. Floral guilloche borders frame the entire face, and the date 'WARSZAWA D. 1 WRZEŚNIA 1929 R.' appears below the central cartouche alongside three facsimile signatures under the titles 'PREZES BANKU', 'NACZELNY DYREKTOR', and 'SKARBNIK'. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK POLSKI PIĘĆDZIESIĄT ZŁOTYCH WARSZAWA D. 1 WRZEŚNIA 1929 R. PREZES BANKU NACZELNY DYREKTOR SKARBNIK Ser. DP. |
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Bank Polski was established in 1924 as part of the Grabski monetary reform that replaced the worthless Polish marka with the złoty — a stabilization effort that genuinely worked, at least for a while. This 1929 note belongs to the series that carried that reformed currency through the late interwar years, a period of relative monetary stability before the Depression forced repeated devaluations beginning in the early 1930s.
Karpiński served as Bank Polski president from the institution's founding until 1929, making his signature on this note a near-terminus marker for his tenure. Notes of this series are frequently found with folds and handling wear consistent with genuine extended circulation.