Polish coins and banknotes

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The following coins and banknotes are currently issued by the National Bank of Poland.

Coins

Although some of the coins were minted as early as 1990, they were not released until January 1, 1995, when the złoty was redenominated after hyperinflation was harnessed. There are 100 grosz (gr) to one złoty (zł).

More information 1990 Series, Value ...
1990 Series[1]
ValueTechnical parametersDescriptionDate of first minting
DiameterMassCompositionEdgeObverseReverse
1 grosz 15.5 mm 1.64 g Steel bronze Serrated State title and the eagle of the coat of arms Value and 1 leaf 1990
2 grosze 17.5 mm 2.13 g Plain Value and 2 leaves
5 groszy 19.5 mm 2.59 g Alternately smooth and serrated Value and 5 leaves
10 groszy 16.5 mm 2.51 g Cupronickel Alternately smooth and serrated State title and the eagle of the coat of arms Value and (10) encircling leaves 1990
20 groszy 18.5 mm 3.22 g Serrated Value and (20) square-shaped leaves
50 groszy 20.5 mm 3.94 g Value and (50) leaves in semicircle shape
1 zł 23 mm 5 g Alternately smooth and serrated Value and (100) leaves in full-circle shape
2 zł 21.5 mm
Core: 12 mm		 5.21 g Ring: Aluminium bronze
Center: Cupronickel		 Plain Value and 2 leaves in the ring portion 1994
5 zł 24 mm
Core: 16 mm[2]		 6.54 g[2] Ring: Cupronickel
Center: Aluminium bronze		 Irregularly milled State title and the eagle of the coat of arms Value and 5 leaves in the ring portion 1994
Note: due to copyright law in Poland the Polish złoty coins may not be freely reproduced.[3]
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More information Modern Versions, Value ...
Modern Versions[4]
ValueTechnical parametersDescriptionDate of first minting
DiameterMassCompositionEdgeObverseReverse
1 grosz 15.5 mm 1.64 g Brass plated steel Serrated State title and the eagle of the coat of arms Value and 1 leaf 2014
2 grosze 17.5 mm 2.13 g Plain Value and 2 leaves
5 groszy 19.5 mm 2.59 g Alternately smooth and serrated Value and 5 leaves
10 groszy 16.5 mm 2.51 g Copper and nickel-plated steel Alternately smooth and serrated State title and the eagle of the coat of arms Value and (10) encircling leaves 2020
20 groszy 18.5 mm 3.22 g Serrated Value and (20) square-shaped leaves
50 groszy 20.5 mm 3.94 g Value and (50) leaves in semicircle shape
1 zł 23 mm 5 g Alternately smooth and serrated Value and (100) leaves in full-circle shape
2 zł 21.5 mm
Core: 12 mm		 5.21 g Ring: Aluminium bronze
Center: Cupronickel		 Plain Value and 2 leaves in the ring portion 1994
5 zł 24 mm
Core: 16 mm[2]		 6.54 g[2] Ring: Cupronickel
Center: Aluminium bronze		 Irregularly milled State title and the eagle of the coat of arms Value and 5 leaves in the ring portion 1994
Note: due to copyright law in Poland the Polish złoty coins may not be freely reproduced.[3]
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Mintage

More information Republic of Poland regular coin mintage by year, Year ...
Republic of Poland regular[α] coin mintage by year
Year1 gr2 gr5 gr10 gr20 gr50 gr1 zł2 zł[β]5 zł[γ]
199029,140,00034,400,00070,240,00043,055,00025,100,00029,152,00020,240,000
199179,000,00097,410,000171,040,000123,164,30075,400,00099,120,00060,080,000
1992362,000,000157,000,003103,784,000210,005,000106,100,001116,000,000102,240,000
199380,780,00020,280,10180,240,00820,904,000
199469,956,00079,644,000112,896,033
1995102,280,109101,600,11399,740,122122,880,020
199629,745,00052,940,003
1997103,080,00292,400,00259,755,000
1998257,640,003154,840,05093,472,00262,695,00052,500,000
1999203,970,000187,900,00099,024,00047,040,00025,985,000
2000210,100,00094,500,00075,600,000104,060,00052,135,000
2001210,000,02084,000,00067,368,00062,820,00041,980,001
2002240,000,00083,910,00067,200,00010,500,00010,500,000
2003250,000,00080,000,00048,000,00031,500,00020,400,000
2004300,000,000100,000,00062,500,00070,500,00040,000,025
2005375,000,000163,003,250113,000,00094,000,00037,000,0255,000,000
2006184,000,000105,000,00054,000,00040,000,00035,000,0005,000,000
2007330,000,000160,000,000116,000,000100,000,00068,000,00020,000,000
2008316,000,000172,000,000107,000,000103,000,00091,000,00013,000,0005,000,00015,000,0005,000,000
2009338,000,000222,000,000160,000,000146,000,000133,000,00057,000,00034,000,00062,000,00059,000,000
2010150,000,000120,000,000100,000,00062,000,00045,000,00012,000,0003,000,00015,000,00030,000,000
2011270,000,000150,000,00090,000,00080,000,00015,000,00010,000,000
2012365,000,000100,000,00060,000,000136,000,00038,000,00012,000,00010,000,000
2013323,000,000150,000,00088,000,000142,000,00036,000,00030,000,00021,000,000
2014a[δ]86,000,00020,000,00015,000,00088,000,00046,000,00028,400,00035,250,00028,000,000
2014b[ε]334,924,900[ζ]117,084,750[ζ]81,004,500[ζ]
2015388,560,000[ε]129,870,000[ε]115,050,000[ε]112,050,00078,030,00044,010,00039,000,00034,350,00038,040,000
2016266,011,103[ε]142,741,600[ε]120,900,100[ε]116,700,00069,120,00028,980,00029,775,00035,150,00035,040,000
2017391,200,000143,910,000126,150,000154,200,00088,695,00044,370,00041,175,00030,900,00023,220,000
2018435,840,000161,850,000144,600,000169,800,00089,100,00042,030,00042,000,00037,425,000
2019413,520,000167,115,000116,100,000128,700,00058,320,00054,990,00060,750,00027,975,000
2020400,080,000161,460,000135,000,000170,100,00094,230,00041,580,00042,000,00033,525,0006,436,000
  1. [α]
    that is, non-collectible and non-commemorative
  2. [β]
    excludes the low-mintage commemorative special-issue 2 zł coins made every year since 1995
  3. [γ]
    excludes the low-mintage commemorative special-issue 5 zł coins made since 2014
  4. [δ]
    Polish Mint
  5. [ε]
    Royal Mint
  6. [ζ]
    includes 1,000,000 pieces of pilot batch production marked the year 2013
Source: National Bank of Poland Official coinage
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Special issue 5zł coins

These special issue coins have value and are intended for general circulation.

More information Commemorative general circulation 5zł coins, Year ...
Commemorative general circulation 5zł coins
YearCommemoratesMintage
2014Royal Castle, Warsaw1,200,000[5]
201425 years of freedom1,500,000[6]
2015Poznań Town Hall1,200,000[7]
2015Bydgoszcz Canal1,200,000[8]
2016Księży Młyn w Łodzi1,200,000[9]
2016Ducal Castle, Szczecin1,200,000[10]
2017Chapel of the Holy Trinity, Lublin1,200,000[11]
2017Central Industrial Region1,200,000[12]
2018100th anniversary of regaining independence38,424,000[13]
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Banknotes

More information 1994 Series ("Sovereigns of Poland" First Series), Value ...
1994 Series ("Sovereigns of Poland" First Series)[14]
Value NBPDimensionsMain colourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseWatermarkprintingissue
10 zł 120 × 60 mm Brown and green Mieszko I Silver denar coin during the reign of Mieszko I As portrait 25 March 1994 1 January 1995
20 zł 126 × 63 mm Violet and pink Bolesław I Chrobry Silver denar coin during the reign of Bolesław I Chrobry
50 zł 132 × 66 mm Dark blue Kazimierz III Wielki White Eagle from the royal seal of Casimir III the Great and the regalia of Poland: sceptre and globus cruciger
100 zł 138 × 69 mm Dark green Władysław II Jagiełło Shield bearing a White Eagle from the tombstone of Władysław II Jagiełło, coat of the Teutonic Knights and the Grunwald Swords 1 June 1995
200 zł 144 × 72 mm Brown and orange Zygmunt I Stary Eagle intertwined with the letter S in a hexagon, from the Sigismund's Chapel
Note: due to copyright law in Poland the Polish zloty banknotes may not be freely reproduced.[3]
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More information 2012 Series ("Sovereigns of Poland" Second Series), Value ...
2012 Series ("Sovereigns of Poland" Second Series)
Value NBPDimensionsMain colourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseWatermarkprintingissue
10 zł 120 × 60 mm Brown and green Mieszko I Silver denar coin during the reign of Mieszko I, romanesque columns from the Tyniec Abbey As portrait 5 January 2012 7 April 2014
20 zł 126 × 63 mm Violet and pink Bolesław I Chrobry Silver denar coin during the reign of Bolesław I Chrobry, Rotunda of Saint Nicolas in Cieszyn, a lion from the Gniezno Doors
50 zł 132 × 66 mm Dark blue Kazimierz III Wielki White Eagle from the royal seal of Casimir III the Great and the regalia of Poland: sceptre and globus cruciger, views of Kraków and Kazimierz by Hartmann Schedel
100 zł 138 × 69 mm Dark green Władysław II Jagiełło Shield bearing a White Eagle from the tombstone of Władysław II Jagiełło, coat of the Teutonic Knights and the Grunwald Swords, Malbork Castle
200 zł 144 × 72 mm Brown and orange Zygmunt I Stary Eagle intertwined with the letter S in a hexagon, from the Sigismund's Chapel, and main courtyard of the Wawel Castle 30 March 2015 12 February 2016
500 zł 150 × 75 mm Violet, gray, blue, yellow, and green Jan III Sobieski Wilanow Palace, coat of arms from the reign of John III Sobieski 16 February 2016 10 February 2017
Note: due to copyright law in Poland the Polish złoty banknotes may not be freely reproduced.[3]
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Commemorative banknotes

More information Commemorative Series, Value ...
Commemorative Series [15]
ValueDimensionsMain colourDescriptionNumber issuedDate of issue
ObverseReverseWatermark
50 zł 144 × 72 mm Blue, yellow Pope John Paul II, Polish coat of arms Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, a quotation from Letter to Poles, Jasna Góra Monastery and church Papal arms of John Paul II 2,000,000 October 16, 2006
10 zł 138 × 69 mm Pink, orange Polish coat of arms, Belweder Palace, Commander Józef Piłsudski White eagle, Monument of the Heroic Deed of Polish Legions in Kielce. Józef Piłsudski, electrotype denomination 80,000 November 3, 2008
20 zł Orange, yellow, brown Polish coat of arms, Chalet in Krzemieniec, Juliusz Słowacki Cranes, an excerpt of the poem Sedation, Statue of Sigismund III Vasa at Castle Square in Warsaw. Juliusz Słowacki, electrotype denomination September 23, 2009
Light blue, Light brown, black Frédéric Chopin, the mansion in Zelazowa where the composer was born, reproduction of the first edition of Mazurka in B-flat major, Opus 7 No 1, Chopin's autograph. Facsimile of a fragment of Étude in f-minor, Opus 10, No 9, landscape in Central Poland with Masovian willows. Chopin 120,000 February 26, 2010
Brown and green Marie Skłodowska Curie, Sorbona w Paryżu (Sorbonne school building in Paris), Coat of arms, Ra (atomic symbol for radium) in SPARK patch in concentric circles. Quotation by Marie Skłodowska Curie ("I have detected the radium, but not created it; the glory does not belong to me, but it is the property of the whole mankind."), Instytut Radowy w Warszawie (Radium Institute building in Warsaw); Nobel Prize medal for chemistry. Marie Skłodowska Curie and electrotype denomination 60,000 December 12, 2011
147 × 67 mm Green, brown, yellow and blue Belvedere Palace hologram; coat of arms with crowned eagle; Commander Józef Klemens Piłsudski wearing military uniform. Eagle badge of the Polish Legions; Grand Cross (with Star) of the Order of Virtuti Militari; badge of the First Brigade of the Polish Legions; Belvedere Palace hologram. None 50,000 August 5, 2014
138 × 69 mm Brown, green, gold and violet 1415 as registration device; open book; coat of arms with crowned eagle; Jan Długosz Wieniawa coat of arms; Wawel cathedral in Kraków; stained glass window Shield with crowned eagle 30,000 August 24, 2015
144 × 77 mm Blue and red Coat of arms with crowned eagle; Dobrawa (Doubravka of Bohemia) and King Miezko I; ornate cross; floor plan of church as registration device Floor plan of church; Gniezno Cathedral; royal chalice of Trzemeszno Unknown with electrotype 20 35,000 April 12, 2016
150 × 77 mm Blue Crowns of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa Drawing of Częstochowa in 1717, depicting the coronation event Coat of arms of the Pauline Fathers 55,000 August 21, 2017
Józef Klemens Piłsudski, Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Flag of Poland, badge of the Polish Military Organization 50,000 August 31, 2018
19 zł Ignacy Jan Paderewski and a stylized image of the Order of the White Eagle; word niepodległa (“independent”) Current headquarters of the Polish Security Printing Works 55,000 October 2, 2019
20 zł Brown-green, blue Eastern border landscape with helicopter Officer and soldier of the Border Guard 80,000 July 19, 2022
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