500 zlotych 1948 — Poland ( Pick: 140 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 zlotych issued in Poland in 1948. It is cataloged under Pick number 140, which identifies it within the issue.
The front side features a portrait of a coal miner at the right, an eagle at the upper center, with a color scheme of dark brown on light brown and a multicolor underprint. The back side depicts coal miners, and the watermark features a woman. The note has two serial number varieties.
This note has dimensions of 179 x 85 mm and was produced by the Polish Security Printing Works in Warsaw, Poland. The Polish Security Printing Works was established in 1919 and played a pivotal role in producing banknotes after significant historical events.
The front side features a portrait of a coal miner at the right, an eagle at the upper center, with a color scheme of dark brown on light brown and a multicolor underprint. The back side depicts coal miners, and the watermark features a woman. The note has two serial number varieties.
This note has dimensions of 179 x 85 mm and was produced by the Polish Security Printing Works in Warsaw, Poland. The Polish Security Printing Works was established in 1919 and played a pivotal role in producing banknotes after significant historical events.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 30 October 1950
- Printing office
- Polish Security Printing Works (Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A.), Warsaw, Poland
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Red-brown on brown and red-brown underprint
- Dimensions
- 179 x 85 mm
- Pick catalog
- 140
About this banknote
The National Bank of Poland (Narodowy Bank Polski) issued the 500 zlotych banknote in 1948 as part of a new series introduced on July 1, 1948. This series was designed by Polish artist Wacław Borowski and aimed to modernize the nation's currency following World War II.
The obverse of the banknote features a portrait of a miner wearing a helmet, with the White Eagle emblem without a crown to the left. The reverse depicts miners extracting coal in a mine, based on authentic photographs and sketches. The watermark presents the head of a girl facing right. This banknote remained in circulation for 27 years without changes to its design, signatures, or date, marking a record in Polish banking history.
