Catalog
500 Zlotych
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Value | 500 Zlotys (500 Złotych) (500 PLZ) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark grey intaglio on cream paper, the obverse centres on a three-quarter portrait of a coal miner in a characteristic hard cap, set within an octagonal frame with ornamental corners at right; to the left, a large orange and brown guilloche rosette bears the numeral '500' at its core, surmounted by the denomination 'PIĘĆSET' in bold lettering. The Polish state eagle appears above the issuance block inscribed 'WARSZAWA DNIA 1 LIPCA 1948 ROKU', beneath which three manuscript signature lines are provided for PREZES, NACZELNY DYREKTOR, and SKARBNIK. 'NBP' monograms are printed vertically in both side margins, with the bank title 'NARODOWY BANK POLSKI' across the upper register. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in brown and dark grey on cream paper, the reverse presents an octagonal intaglio vignette of three coal miners at work underground, wielding pickaxes and shovels against a backdrop of pit props. The denomination '500' appears in large numerals at all four corners within dark hexagonal cartouches, and 'PIĘĆSET ZŁOTYCH' runs across the upper register in bold lettering. Symmetrical guilloche rosettes and stylised floral ornaments flank the central vignette on both sides, with a two-line legal tender clause printed in the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 500 PIĘĆSET ZŁOTYCH 500 BILETY NARODOWEGO BANKU POLSKIEGO SĄ PRAWNYM ŚRODKIEM PŁATNICZYM W POLSCE. |
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