A commemorative 5-zloty coin has been issued by Poland’s Central Bank, the Narodowy Bank Polski, to commemorate 100 years of regaining independence. The commemorative coin was issued on 22 May 2018, in advance of Poland’s independence day which falls later this year on 11 November. The bimetal 5-zloty coin has a silver coloured manganese (MN25) ring…
To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Coronation, the Narodowy Bank Polski (NBP) will start circulating a commemorative banknote from the 21 August 2017. The front of the banknote displays imagery of the crowns bestowed by Pope Clement XI, and the reverse displays a drawing published in Rome in 1717, depicting the coronation of the Miraculous Icon…
The Narodowy Bank Polski (NBP), The Central Bank of Poland, has started issuing revised circulating coins consisting of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 grosz, and 1 zloty. The 10 grosz coin has been issued today, 15 February 2017, and the 1 zloty coin is expected to be issued on 20 February. The remaining denominations will…
The Narodowy Bank Polski, the Central Bank of Poland, has issued a new high denomination banknote into circulation, the 500 złoty banknote. The new 500 note joins the currently circulating family of banknotes consisting of the 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 zloty. According to a Central Bank press release, the new denomination will ensure the uninterrupted…
Poland’s central bank, Narodowy Bank Polski, has confirmed that it will be releasing a new high denomination 500 zloty banknote in February 2017. The bank revealed an educational film of the new note via its Youtube channel on 6 June 2016. Polish banknote denominations Currently, there are five banknote denominations available in Poland consisting of the 20, 50,…
Poland’s Central Bank, the Naradowy Bank Polski, will issue a new collector 20 zloty banknote on the 12th April 2016 to commemorate the 1050th anniversary of the Baptism of Poland. The note, which was designed by Kristin Michalczuk and printed by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.), contains several modern security features, including De La Rue 3D lens technology based security…
The National Bank of Poland has reportedly announced that it will be issuing a 500 zloty banknote. The Central Bank has said that the new denomination, which will become the highest denomination in the Polish banknote series, will be issued within the next 2 years. The new note design will include a portrait of King…
During 2013 Poland made almost 840 million contactless payments using Visa cards, making it the top country in Europe for Visa contactless payment transactions. There was an 11.3% growth in contactless payments, almost double the increase in the number of payments in general, including ATM withdrawals, which was 6.8%. Source: Warsaw Business Journal