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200 PLZ

Poland 1988 1946_1989 UNC P-P-144c Needs review ✦ AI 65%
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Front · IMG_7138.HEIC cropped
Back · IMG_7139.HEIC cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Poland
Currency PLZ
Denomination 200
Series name People's Republic series
Series year 1988
Issue year 1988
Era 1946_1989
Legal status demonetized
Predecessor currency
Successor currency PLN
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait Jarosław Dąbrowski
Reverse subject
Watermark Portrait of Jarosław Dąbrowski
Color palette #4a6fa5,#e8b569,#c9a86c
Themes military,statesman
Language / script Latin

Front: Jarosław Dąbrowski (1836–1871), Polish military officer and revolutionary who became a general of the Paris Commune in 1871. A hero of both Polish independence movements and the French revolutionary left, he was killed defending the Commune during Bloody Week. His name is inscribed vertically on the right side of the note. The Polish White Eagle coat of arms appears at center with ornate guilloché patterns.

Back: The Order of the Grunwald Cross (Krzyż Grunwaldu), a Polish military decoration established in 1943 by the communist-aligned Polish forces. The cross commemorates the 1410 Battle of Grunwald where Polish-Lithuanian forces defeated the Teutonic Knights. The NBP monogram appears at right.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Narodowy Bank Polski
Issuer (native) Narodowy Bank Polski
Printer PWPW
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm) 138x63

Signatures: Prezes; Główny Skarbnik

Security features: thread,intaglio,microprint

Geography

Poland in Europe

Poland in Europe. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

This 200 złotych note dated 1 December 1988 belongs to the People's Republic of Poland banknote series featuring notable Polish historical figures. The series was part of the pre-denomination złoty (PLZ) which suffered severe inflation in the late 1980s. Following the economic transition, Poland redenominated its currency on 1 January 1995, replacing 10,000 old złotych with 1 new złoty (PLN). These notes were demonetized at that time. Note: The front and back images provided appear to be from TWO DIFFERENT NOTES - the front shows a 50 złotych note while the back shows a 200 złotych note. Cataloguing the 200 złotych as the primary note based on the more detailed obverse image.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-144c
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1974–1993
Provenance

How it came to me

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Currency
Condition
Grade UNC
Serial number EL 2568687
Serial prefix EL

Crisp, clean note with sharp corners and no folds visible

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What it's worth now

$2–$5
Type default range $2–$5
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status: ok · step 1 · $0.0396 · 7287↓ + 1180↑ tokens
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