...Poland - 19 Zloty Dated 2019 Hybrid Commemorative 100th Year of Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW)

Rzeczpospolita Polska

(Republic of Poland)

Naradowy Bank Polski
(National Bank of Poland)
Currency : Zloty (PLN)

This is a rather unusual commemorative note with a face value of 19 zloty. This note was issued on 02.10.2019, for the purpose of celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW). A total of 55,000 pieces/sets were issued at an issue price of 80 zloty per set. Whilst this note is legal tender, it is not intended for circulation due to the premium on the issue price. It is unlikely anyone will cash this in at face value.

The PWPW (Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych) was established on 25.01.1919 and was originally operated under the name of State Graphics Works (Państwowe Zakłady Graficzne) until 10.07.2016. In addition to printing banknotes, PWPW is also involved in printing identification documents, postage stamps and many other types of security prints.

This note is printed on Hybrid material.

Designs
Front: Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski (b.1860-1941, Polish pianist, composer, freemason, politician, statesman and spokesman for Polish independence), Order of the White Eagle, inscription "niepodlegla" (independent) in red;
Reverse: Image of the PWPW building, with the backdrop of a panoramic view of Warsaw, the capital of Poland.

The face value of 19 zloty represents the year (1919) of which PWPW was founded.

Nineteen Zloty

Dated 2019

Revesre

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This is the 11th commemorative banknotes issued since 2006.

Below are the full list of all commemorative notes issued since 2006;-

2006 - 50zl Karol Wojtyla aka Pope John Paul ll : qty 2.0M (i/p 90zl)

2008 - 10zl Josef Pilsudski : qty 80,000 (i/p 15zl)

2009 - 20zl Poet Julius Slowacki : qty 80,000 (i/p 80zl)

2009 - 20zl Frederic Francois Chopin : qty 120,000 (i/p 50zl)

2011 - 20zl Marie Sklodowska Curie : qty 60,000 (i/p 60zl)

2014 - 20zl Josef Pilsudski [polymer] : qty 60,000 (i/p 50zl)

2015 - 20zl Jan Dlugosz : qty 30,000 (i/p 72zl)

2016 - 20zl Doubravka of Bohemia & King Miezko : qty 35,000 (i/p 75zl)

2017 - 20zl Our Lady of Czestochowa : qty 55,000 (i/p 60zl)

2018 - 20zl Josef Pilsudski : qty 50,000 (i/p 75zl)

2019 - 19zl Polska Wytwornia Papierow Wartosciowych [hybrid] : qty 55,000 (i/p 80zl)

2020 - 20zl Josef Pilsudski : qty 60,000 (i/p 80zl)

2021 - 20zl Lech Kaczynski : qty 80,000 (i/p 100zl)

2022 - 20zl Protection of the Eastern Front : qty 80,000 (i/p 50zl)

2023 - 20zl Nicolaus Copernicus [polymer]: qty 100,000 (i/p 160zl)

2024 - 20zl Warsaw Uprising 1944-2024: qty 80,000 (i/p 140zl)