1000000 zlotych 1993 — Poland ( Pick: 162a )
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Europe
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Banknote description
The banknote is a 1000000 zlotych issued in Poland in 1993. It is cataloged under Pick number 162a, which identifies it within the issue. Its year and catalog reference place it among documented banknotes of this issue.
The front side features a design from the 1993 issue with a brown-violet, purple, and red color scheme on a multicolor underprint. Władisław Reymont is depicted on the right, accompanied by an eagle with a crown visible in the watermark area. The back side design shows a tree with a rural landscape in the background, and the watermark includes an eagle's head.
The note has dimensions of 138 x 63 mm and is printed on paper by Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A. in Warsaw. Władisław Reymont, President of the National Bank of Poland, signed the note. The issuance date is recorded as 16.11.1993. The total number of banknotes produced during this issue is not specified.
The front side features a design from the 1993 issue with a brown-violet, purple, and red color scheme on a multicolor underprint. Władisław Reymont is depicted on the right, accompanied by an eagle with a crown visible in the watermark area. The back side design shows a tree with a rural landscape in the background, and the watermark includes an eagle's head.
The note has dimensions of 138 x 63 mm and is printed on paper by Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A. in Warsaw. Władisław Reymont, President of the National Bank of Poland, signed the note. The issuance date is recorded as 16.11.1993. The total number of banknotes produced during this issue is not specified.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Władisław Reymont, President of the National Bank of Poland; Główny Skarbnik Narodowego Banku Polskiego
- Date of issue
- 16 November 1993
- Printing office
- Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A., Warsaw, Poland
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Brown-violet, purple and red on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 138 x 63 mm
- Pick catalog
- 162a
About this banknote
The Narodowy Bank Polski issued the 1,000,000 zlotych banknote on November 16, 1993, as part of efforts to address hyperinflation in Poland. This high-denomination note was introduced to facilitate transactions during a period of rapid currency devaluation.
The obverse features a portrait of Władysław Reymont, a renowned Polish novelist and Nobel Prize laureate, with the crowned eagle emblem in the watermark area. The reverse depicts a tree set against a rural landscape. The banknote measures 138 x 63 mm and was printed by Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A. in Warsaw. It remained in circulation until July 31, 1994, with a final exchange deadline of December 31, 2010.
