Poland (1982-1990)

This serie of banknotes is one of the first after the comunist regime was overthrown. There are banknotes of 10 złotych, 20 złotych 50 złotych, 100 złotych, 200 złotych, 500 złotych, 1,000 złotych, 2,000 złotych, 5,000 złotych, 10,000 złotych.

20 złotych (dwadzieścia złotych)

This banknotes worth 20 złotych was first circulated June the 1st of 1982. On the main side center, you can see Romuald Traugutt, a 19th century Polish general and war man best known for commanding the Jannuary Uprising of 1863. In the right it can be seen a 20, the eagle from the Poland's coat of arms and irises. In the left it can be seen a gap used for the digital watermark, another 20, the written value of the banknote and in the upper part, the official name of the country in Polish (Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa).
On the other side of the banknote appears a big 20, with the written the value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank in Polish (Narodowy Bank Polski). There are other  two 20's in opposite corners and a text saying that this is a legal currency in Poland. This banknote has overlapping circles and triangles in squares as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.9 cm x 6.4 cm.

50 złotych (pięćdziesiąt złotych)

This banknotes worth 50 złotych was first circulated in December the 1st of 1988. On the main side center, you can see Karol Świerczewski, Polish Jew militar who participated in the Spanish Civil War, WWII (enroled in the Red Army) and Polish Defense minister. In the right it can be seen a 50, the eagle from the Poland's coat of arms and irises. In the left it can be seen a gap used for the digital watermark, another 50, the written value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank in Polish (Narodowy Bank Polski).
On the other side of the banknote appears the symbol of the Order of the Cross of Grunwald, a military decoration given by Gwardia Ludowa, a WWII resistence movement organised by Polish Workers's Party; with the written the value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank. There are other two 50's in opposite corners and a text saying that this is a legal currency in Poland. This banknote has the Polish eagle as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.9 cm x 6.4 cm.

100 złotych (sto złotych)

This banknotes worth 100 złotych was first circulated in June the 1st of 1986. On the main side right you can see Ludwik Warynski, activist and theoretian of the socialist movement in Poland. In the center it can be seen a 100, the eagle from the Poland's coat of arms and irises. In the left it can be seen a gap used for the digital watermark, another 100, the written value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank in Polish (Narodowy Bank Polski).
On the other side of the banknote appears the word proletariat, along with the words civil, factory and earth with the written the value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank. There are other two 100's in opposite corners and a text saying that this is a legal currency in Poland. This banknote has the Polish eagle as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.9 cm x 6.4 cm.

200 złotych (dwieście złotych)

This banknotes worth 200 złotych was first circulated in December the 1st of 1988. On the main side right you can see Jarosław Dąbrowski, a 19th century Polish nobleman who was a left-wing independentist and participated in 1863 January Uprising. In the center it can be seen a 200, the eagle from the Poland's coat of arms and irises. In the left it can be seen a gap used for the digital watermark, another 200, the written value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank in Polish (Narodowy Bank Polski).

On the other side of the banknote appears a man in a wall with Za naszą i waszą wolność (in English for our freedom and yours) written on it, which is an unofficial motto of Poland; with the written the value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank. There are other two 200's in opposite corners and a text saying that this is a legal currency in Poland. This banknote has the Polish eagle as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.9 cm x 6.4 cm.

500 złotych (pięćset złotych)

This banknotes worth 500 złotych was first circulated in June the 1st of 1982. On the main side center you can see Tadeusz Kosciuszko, a 18th century Polish military hero who led an uprising against Russia and Prussia in 1794. In the right it can be seen a 500, the eagle from the Poland's coat of arms and irises. In the left it can be seen a gap used for the digital watermark, another 500, the written value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank in Polish (Narodowy Bank Polski).

On the other side of the banknote appears a flag with Zywią y bronia (in English they feed on weapons) written on it, which is the motto and the insignia of 1794 uprising; with the written the value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank. There are other two 500's in opposite corners and a text saying that this is a legal currency in Poland. This banknote has the Polish eagle as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.9 cm x 6.4 cm.

1,000 złotych (tysiąc złotych)

This banknotes worth 1,000 złotych was first circulated in June the 1st of 1982. On the main side right you can see Nicolaus Copernicus (in Polish Mikołaj Kopernik), a Renaissance Polish astronomer and mathematician who discovered heliocentrism. In the center it can be seen a 1,000, the eagle from the Poland's coat of arms and irises. In the left it can be seen a gap used for the digital watermark, another 1,000, the written value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank in Polish (Narodowy Bank Polski). 

On the other side of the banknote appears Copernicus' model of the universe, with the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe and an armillary sphere; with the written the value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank. There are other two 1,000's in opposite corners and a text saying that this is a legal currency in Poland. This banknote has the Polish eagle as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.9 cm x 6.4 cm.

2,000 złotych (dwa tysiące złotych)

This banknotes worth 2,000 złotych was first circulated June the 1st of 1982. On the main side right, you can see Mieszko I, a 10th century Polish king who was the first Christian ruler and creator of Polish state. In the center it can be seen a 2,000, the eagle from the Poland's coat of arms and irises. In the left it can be seen a gap used for the digital watermark, another 2,000, the written value of the banknote and in the upper part, the official name of the country in Polish (Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa).

On the other side of the banknote appears Bolesław Chrobry (also known as Bolesław I), the son of Mieszko I, who conquered outside other territories outside modern-day Poland; with the written the value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank in Polish (Narodowy Bank Polski). There are other  two 2,000's in opposite corners and a text saying that this is a legal currency in Poland. This banknote has the Polish eagle as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.9 cm x 6.4 cm.

5,000 złotych (pięć tysięcy złotych)

This banknotes worth 5,000 złotych was first circulated December the 1st of 1988. On the main side right, you can see Fryderyk Chopin, a 19th century Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for the solo piano. In the center it can be seen a 5,000, the eagle from the Poland's coat of arms and irises. In the left it can be seen a gap used for the digital watermark, another 5,000, the written value of the banknote and in the upper part, the official name of the country in Polish (Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa).

On the other side of the banknote appears notes of his play Polonaise, one of his most famous compositions; with the written the value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank in Polish (Narodowy Bank Polski). There are other two 5,000's in opposite corners and a text saying that this is a legal currency in Poland. This banknote has the Polish eagle as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.9 cm x 6.4 cm.

10,000 złotych (dziesięć tysięcy złotych)

This banknotes worth 10,000 złotych was first circulated December the 1st of 1988. On the main side right, you can see Stanisław Wyspiański, a 19th century Polish playwright, painter and poet who belonged to Romanticism. In the center it can be seen a 10,000, the eagle from the Poland's coat of arms and irises. In the left it can be seen a gap used for the digital watermark, another 10,000, the written value of the banknote and in the upper part, the official name of the country in Polish (Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa).

On the other side of the banknote appears Planty Park at Dawn, one of Wyspiański's most famous paintings; with the written the value of the banknote and in the upper part, the name of the National Bank in Polish (Narodowy Bank Polski). There are other two 10,000's in opposite corners and a text saying that this is a legal currency in Poland. This banknote has the Polish eagle as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.9 cm x 6.4 cm.