This serie of banknotes belongs to the period of
Presidency of Stanisław Wojciechowski that the 12 of May of 1926
received a coup led by Piłsudski respecting in principle the democracy
but establishing a dictatorship led by Piłsudski (called Sanacja) and
his party the Nonpartisan Block of Collaboration with the Government (in
these years thousands of deputies and opponents were arrested and
imprisoned in the fort of Brest), which evolved from the center-left to
the right and signed non-aggression treaties with the USSR and Germany. This
regime lasted until the death of the dictator in 1935 (and it would
remain in place until 1939), the year in which the Constitution of April
was promulgated and later the colonels of Piłsudski led the country
until it was invaded by Nazi Germany on the 1st of September 1939. There are banknotes of 2 złotych, 5 złotych, 10 złotych, 20 złotych, 50 złotych and 100 złotych.
10 złotych (dziesięć złotych)
This
banknotes worth 10 złotych was first issued in June the 20th 1929. On
the main side it can be seen a woman in a
wreath with flowers on her head, holding a lyre in her hand (art symbol)
and in the left, a woman holding a book (science symbol). In the middle appears a 10, Poland's coat of arms, the
written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in
Polish (Bank Polski), completed with decorative elements.
In the left there's a gap for the digital watermark. On the other side of the
banknote it can be seen three figures in
the center, a woman holding a ship (symbol of the naval industry), a
man with a hammer (symbol of the general industry) and a woman with a
wad of straw and a sickle (symbol of agriculture).
Moreover there are two 10's, the written value of the banknote, the name of the National Bank and two texts saying that counterfeiting and using fake
banknotes is punished with imprisionment. This banknote has Bolesław I the Brave (son of Mieszko I, which expanded the territories of his father outside the current territories of the country) as digital watermark. The size of this
banknote is 16 cm x 8 cm.
20 złotych (dziesięć złotych)
This
banknotes worth 20 złotych was first issued in June the 20th 1931. On
the main side right it can be seen Emilia Plater, Polish noble and
revolutionary during the disintegration of the Republic of the
Two Nations, participating in the November Uprising (in front of the
Russian troops of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia) and a 20. In the middle appears another 20, the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Polish (Bank Polski), completed with vegetal decorative elements.
In the left there's a gap for the digital watermark. On the other side of the
banknote it can be seen a peasant woman with a wad of straw, next to a blacksmith boy and a tailor girl.
Moreover there are two bases with the Polish eagle and over them, other
two kids, two columns, two 20's and the name of the National Bank. This banknote has Bolesław I the Brave (Polish king who
recovered the cities of Kujawy and Dobrzyn, joined part of
Galicia-Vladimir to the Greater Poland and founded the University of
Krakow) as digital watermark. The size of this
banknote is 16.3 cm x 8.5 cm.
20 złotych (dziesięć złotych)
This
banknotes worth 20 złotych was first issued in November the 1st 1936. On
the main side right it can be seen Emilia Plater, Polish noble and
revolutionary during the disintegration of the Republic of the
Two Nations, participating in the November Uprising (in front of the
Russian troops of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia). In the middle appears four 20's, the Polish mother symbol (Matki Polki in Polish, woman with two kids), the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Polish (Bank Polski).
In the left there's a gap for the digital watermark and decorative elements. On the other side of the
banknote appears Wawel Castle seen from Vistula river, in Kraków. Moreover there are two figures, the left one representing technical science and the right one, the humanist; two 20's, at the top is the written value of
the banknote and two texts saying that counterfeiting and using fake
banknotes is punished with imprisionment. This banknote has Emilia Plater as digital watermark. The size of this
banknote is 16.2 cm x 8.6 cm.
50 złotych (pięćdziesiąt złotych)
This
banknotes worth 50 złotych was first issued in June the 1st 1929. On
the main side center it can be seen a Polish peasant with a wad of straw and a 50, with the written value of the banknote and the name
of the National Bank in Polish (Bank Polski). In the right appears Mercury, Roman messenger god, of commerce and travel, with his caduceus. In the left there's a gap for the digital watermark and it's compleated with vegetal decorative elements, National Bank abbreviation and four 50's.
On the other side of the
banknote appears the former National Bank headquarters (till 1924) and the new headquarters, both in Warsaw. Moreover there is a caduceus with two cornucopias, the emblem of Poland, four 50's and at the top is the name of the National Bank.
The rest of the banknote has the written value of
the banknote and two texts saying that counterfeiting and using fake
banknotes is punished with imprisionment. This banknote has Stephen Báthory (Hungarian Count, Prince of Transylvania and King of Poland) as digital watermark. The size of this
banknote is 18.7 cm x 9.9 cm.
10 złotych (dziesięć złotych)
This
banknotes worth 10 złotych was first issued in June the 20th 1929. On
the main side it can be seen a woman in a
wreath with flowers on her head, holding a lyre in her hand (art symbol)
and in the left, a woman holding a book (science symbol). In the middle appears a 10, Poland's coat of arms, the
written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in
Polish (Bank Polski), completed with decorative elements.
In the left there's a gap for the digital watermark. On the other side of the
banknote it can be seen three figures in
the center, a woman holding a ship (symbol of the naval industry), a
man with a hammer (symbol of the general industry) and a woman with a
wad of straw and a sickle (symbol of agriculture).
Moreover there are two 10's, the written value of the banknote, the name of the National Bank and two texts saying that counterfeiting and using fake
banknotes is punished with imprisionment. This banknote has Bolesław I the Brave (son of Mieszko I, which expanded the territories of his father outside the current territories of the country) as digital watermark. The size of this
banknote is 16 cm x 8 cm.
20 złotych (dziesięć złotych)
This
banknotes worth 20 złotych was first issued in June the 20th 1931. On
the main side right it can be seen Emilia Plater, Polish noble and
revolutionary during the disintegration of the Republic of the
Two Nations, participating in the November Uprising (in front of the
Russian troops of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia) and a 20. In the middle appears another 20, the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Polish (Bank Polski), completed with vegetal decorative elements.
20 złotych (dziesięć złotych)
This
banknotes worth 20 złotych was first issued in November the 1st 1936. On
the main side right it can be seen Emilia Plater, Polish noble and
revolutionary during the disintegration of the Republic of the
Two Nations, participating in the November Uprising (in front of the
Russian troops of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia). In the middle appears four 20's, the Polish mother symbol (Matki Polki in Polish, woman with two kids), the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Polish (Bank Polski).
In the left there's a gap for the digital watermark and decorative elements. On the other side of the
banknote appears Wawel Castle seen from Vistula river, in Kraków. Moreover there are two figures, the left one representing technical science and the right one, the humanist; two 20's, at the top is the written value of
the banknote and two texts saying that counterfeiting and using fake
banknotes is punished with imprisionment. This banknote has Emilia Plater as digital watermark. The size of this
banknote is 16.2 cm x 8.6 cm.
50 złotych (pięćdziesiąt złotych)
This
banknotes worth 50 złotych was first issued in June the 1st 1929. On
the main side center it can be seen a Polish peasant with a wad of straw and a 50, with the written value of the banknote and the name
of the National Bank in Polish (Bank Polski). In the right appears Mercury, Roman messenger god, of commerce and travel, with his caduceus. In the left there's a gap for the digital watermark and it's compleated with vegetal decorative elements, National Bank abbreviation and four 50's. 
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