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500 000 Zlotys
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland) |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Nobel Prize-winning author Henryk Sienkiewicz at centre-left, rendered in teal against a fine guilloche underprint in teal and ochre tones. The denomination numerals appear twice — in large format at upper right and along the lower left — flanked by the issuer title at top right and the issuance date at centre right. A circular vignette enclosing the Polish crowned eagle arms is set between the two facsimile signatures of the President and Chief Treasurer of the National Bank of Poland. |
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| Obverse lettering | RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA PIĘĆSET TYSIĘCY ZŁOTYCH WARSZAWA, 20 KWIETNIA 1990r. PREZES NARODOWEGO BANKU POLSKIEGO GŁÓWNY SKARBNIK NARODOWEGO BANKU POLSKIEGO HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ (Translation: REPUBLIC OF POLAND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ZLOTYCH WARSAW, 20 APRIL 1990 PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF POLAND MAIN TREASURER OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF POLAND HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette presents a heraldic shield charged with three open books, flanked by two armoured knights bearing lances, flags, and swords in a composition evoking medieval Polish chivalric imagery, all printed in teal and ochre intaglio. The bank title appears in bold letterpress at top, with the denomination numeral at upper right and a decorative foliate cartouche alongside it. A large cursive NBP monogram in ochre guilloche dominates the right field, with the legal tender clause in a vertical text block at centre right. |
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