Editing Polish coins and banknotes

{{Short description|Overview of coins and banknotes issued by the Polish govennment}}
{{For|a list of historical banknotes|Historical coins and banknotes of Poland}}
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 [[Polish złoty|złoty]] was redenominated after hyperinflation was harnessed.  There are 100 grosz (gr) to one złoty (zł).
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
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! colspan="8" |1990 Series <ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/Homen.aspx?f=en/banknoty/monety.htm National Bank of Poland - Internet Information Service]</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" | Value !!colspan="3"| Technical parameters !!colspan="3"| Description !!rowspan="2"| Date of first minting
|-
! Diameter !! Mass !! Composition !! Edge !! Obverse !! Reverse
|-{{Coin-yellow-color}} 
| 1&nbsp;grosz
| 15.5&nbsp;mm
| 1.64&nbsp;g
|rowspan="3"| [[Steel]] [[bronze]]
| Serrated
|rowspan="3"| State title and the eagle of the [[Coat of arms of Poland|coat of arms]]
| Value and 1 leaf
|rowspan="3"| 1990
|-{{Coin-yellow-color}} 
| 2&nbsp;grosze
| 17.5&nbsp;mm
| 2.13&nbsp;g
| Plain
| Value and 2 leaves
|-{{Coin-yellow-color}} 
| 5&nbsp;groszy
| 19.5&nbsp;mm
| 2.59&nbsp;g
| Alternately smooth and serrated
| Value and 5 leaves
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 10&nbsp;groszy
| 16.5&nbsp;mm
| 2.51&nbsp;g
|rowspan="4"| [[Cupronickel]]
| Alternately smooth and serrated
|rowspan="5"| State title and the eagle of the [[Coat of arms of Poland|coat of arms]]
| Value and (10) encircling leaves
|rowspan="4"| 1990
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 20&nbsp;groszy
| 18.5&nbsp;mm
| 3.22&nbsp;g
|rowspan="2"| Serrated
| Value and (20) square-shaped leaves
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 50 groszy
| 20.5&nbsp;mm
| 3.94&nbsp;g
| Value and (50) leaves in semicircle shape
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 1&nbsp;zł
| 23&nbsp;mm
| 5&nbsp;g
| Alternately smooth and serrated
| Value and (100) leaves in full-circle shape
|-{{Coin-yellow-color}} 
| | 2&nbsp;zł
| 21.5&nbsp;mm<br />Core: 12&nbsp;mm
| 5.21&nbsp;g
| '''Ring:''' [[Aluminium bronze]]<br />'''Center:''' [[Cupronickel]]
| Plain
| Value and 2 leaves in the ring portion
| | 1994
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| | 5&nbsp;zł
| 24&nbsp;mm<br />Core: 16&nbsp;mm<ref name="NBP_5zl">[http://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/monety_obiegowe/opisy.html#zl5 Five złoty dimensions from NBP]</ref>
| 6.54&nbsp;g<ref name="NBP_5zl"/>
| '''Ring:''' [[Cupronickel]]<br />'''Center:''' [[Aluminium bronze]]
| Irregularly milled
| State title and the eagle of the [[Coat of arms of Poland|coat of arms]]
| Value and 5 leaves in the ring portion
| | 1994
|-
| colspan="8" |Note: due to copyright law in Poland the Polish złoty coins may not be freely reproduced.<ref name=rulesofuse>{{cite web |title=Banknotes & Counterfeit Deterrence |website=rulesforuse.org |url=https://rulesforuse.org/en/currencies/polish-zloty |accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
! colspan="8" |Modern Versions <ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/Homen.aspx?f=en/banknoty/monety.htm National Bank of Poland - Internet Information Service]</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" | Value !!colspan="3"| Technical parameters !!colspan="3"| Description !!rowspan="2"| Date of first minting
|-
! Diameter !! Mass !! Composition !! Edge !! Obverse !! Reverse
|-{{Coin-yellow-color}} 
| 1&nbsp;grosz
| 15.5&nbsp;mm
| 1.64&nbsp;g
|rowspan="3"| [[Brass]] plated [[steel]]
| Serrated
|rowspan="3"| State title and the eagle of the [[Coat of arms of Poland|coat of arms]]
| Value and 1 leaf
|rowspan="3"| 2014
|-{{Coin-yellow-color}} 
| 2&nbsp;grosze
| 17.5&nbsp;mm
| 2.13&nbsp;g
| Plain
| Value and 2 leaves
|-{{Coin-yellow-color}} 
| 5&nbsp;groszy
| 19.5&nbsp;mm
| 2.59&nbsp;g
| Alternately smooth and serrated
| Value and 5 leaves
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 10&nbsp;groszy
| 16.5&nbsp;mm
| 2.51&nbsp;g
|rowspan="4"| [[Copper]] and [[Nickel electroplating|nickel-plated]] [[steel]]
| Alternately smooth and serrated
|rowspan="5"| State title and the eagle of the [[Coat of arms of Poland|coat of arms]]
| Value and (10) encircling leaves
|rowspan="4"| 2020
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 20&nbsp;groszy
| 18.5&nbsp;mm
| 3.22&nbsp;g
|rowspan="2"| Serrated
| Value and (20) square-shaped leaves
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 50&nbsp;groszy
| 20.5&nbsp;mm
| 3.94&nbsp;g
| Value and (50) leaves in semicircle shape
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 1&nbsp;zł
| 23&nbsp;mm
| 5&nbsp;g
| Alternately smooth and serrated
| Value and (100) leaves in full-circle shape
|-{{Coin-yellow-color}} 
| | 2&nbsp;zł
| 21.5&nbsp;mm<br />Core: 12&nbsp;mm
| 5.21&nbsp;g
| '''Ring:''' [[Aluminium bronze]]<br />'''Center:''' [[Cupronickel]]
| Plain
| Value and 2 leaves in the ring portion
| | 1994
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| | 5&nbsp;zł
| 24&nbsp;mm<br />Core: 16&nbsp;mm<ref name="NBP_5zl">[http://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/monety_obiegowe/opisy.html#zl5 Five złoty dimensions from NBP]</ref>
| 6.54&nbsp;g<ref name="NBP_5zl"/>
| '''Ring:''' [[Cupronickel]]<br />'''Center:''' [[Aluminium bronze]]
| Irregularly milled
| State title and the eagle of the [[Coat of arms of Poland|coat of arms]]
| Value and 5 leaves in the ring portion
| | 1994
|-
| colspan="8" |Note: due to copyright law in Poland the Polish złoty coins may not be freely reproduced.<ref name=rulesofuse>{{cite web |title=Banknotes & Counterfeit Deterrence |website=rulesforuse.org |url=https://rulesforuse.org/en/currencies/polish-zloty |accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
|}

===Mintage===
{|class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="font-size:80%; border:none; text-align:right"
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!|[[Republic of Poland]] regular<ref group=lower-greek>that is, non-collectible and non-commemorative</ref> coin mintage by year
|-
|style="padding:0;border:none"|
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:0;width:100%"
|-
!|Year!!|1 gr!!|2 gr!!|5 gr!!|10 gr!!|20 gr!!|50 gr!!|1 zł!!|2 zł<ref group=lower-greek>excludes the low-mintage commemorative special-issue 2 zł coins made every year since 1995</ref>!!|5 zł<ref group=lower-greek>excludes the low-mintage commemorative special-issue 5 zł coins made since 2014</ref>
|-
| 1990 ||  29,140,000 ||  34,400,000 ||  70,240,000 ||  43,055,000 ||  25,100,000 ||  29,152,000 ||  20,240,000 ||             ||
|-
| 1991 ||  79,000,000 ||  97,410,000 || 171,040,000 || 123,164,300 ||  75,400,000 ||  99,120,000 ||  60,080,000 ||             ||
|-
| 1992 || 362,000,000 || 157,000,003 || 103,784,000 || 210,005,000 || 106,100,001 || 116,000,000 || 102,240,000 ||             ||
|-
| 1993 ||  80,780,000 ||             ||  20,280,101 ||  80,240,008 ||             ||             ||  20,904,000 ||             ||
|-
| 1994 ||             ||             ||             ||             ||             ||             ||  69,956,000 ||  79,644,000 || 112,896,033
|-
| 1995 || 102,280,109 ||             ||             ||             ||             || 101,600,113 ||  99,740,122 || 122,880,020 ||
|-
| 1996 ||             ||             ||             ||             ||  29,745,000 ||             ||             ||             || 52,940,003
|-
| 1997 || 103,080,002 ||  92,400,002 ||             ||             ||  59,755,000 ||             ||             ||             ||
|-
| 1998 || 257,640,003 || 154,840,050 ||  93,472,002 ||  62,695,000 ||  52,500,000 ||             ||             ||             ||
|-
| 1999 || 203,970,000 || 187,900,000 ||  99,024,000 ||  47,040,000 ||  25,985,000 ||             ||             ||             ||
|-
| 2000 || 210,100,000 ||  94,500,000 ||  75,600,000 || 104,060,000 ||  52,135,000 ||             ||             ||             ||
|-
| 2001 || 210,000,020 ||  84,000,000 ||  67,368,000 ||  62,820,000 ||  41,980,001 ||             ||             ||             ||
|-
| 2002 || 240,000,000 ||  83,910,000 ||  67,200,000 ||  10,500,000 ||  10,500,000 ||             ||             ||             ||
|-
| 2003 || 250,000,000 ||  80,000,000 ||  48,000,000 ||  31,500,000 ||  20,400,000 ||             ||             ||             ||
|-
| 2004 || 300,000,000 || 100,000,000 ||  62,500,000 ||  70,500,000 ||  40,000,025 ||             ||             ||             ||
|-
| 2005 || 375,000,000 || 163,003,250 || 113,000,000 ||  94,000,000 ||  37,000,025 ||             ||             ||   5,000,000 ||
|-
| 2006 || 184,000,000 || 105,000,000 ||  54,000,000 ||  40,000,000 ||  35,000,000 ||             ||             ||   5,000,000 ||
|-
| 2007 || 330,000,000 || 160,000,000 || 116,000,000 || 100,000,000 ||  68,000,000 ||             ||             ||  20,000,000 ||
|-
| 2008 || 316,000,000 || 172,000,000 || 107,000,000 || 103,000,000 ||  91,000,000 ||  13,000,000 ||   5,000,000 ||  15,000,000 ||  5,000,000
|-
| 2009 || 338,000,000 || 222,000,000 || 160,000,000 || 146,000,000 || 133,000,000 ||  57,000,000 ||  34,000,000 ||  62,000,000 || 59,000,000
|-
| 2010 || 150,000,000 || 120,000,000 || 100,000,000 ||  62,000,000 ||  45,000,000 ||  12,000,000 ||   3,000,000 ||  15,000,000 || 30,000,000
|-
| 2011 || 270,000,000 || 150,000,000 ||  90,000,000 ||  80,000,000 ||  15,000,000 ||  10,000,000 ||             ||             ||
|-
| 2012 || 365,000,000 || 100,000,000 ||  60,000,000 || 136,000,000 ||  38,000,000 ||  12,000,000 ||  10,000,000 ||             ||
|-
| 2013 || 323,000,000 || 150,000,000 ||  88,000,000 || 142,000,000 ||  36,000,000 ||  30,000,000 ||  21,000,000 ||             ||
|-
| 2014a<ref group=lower-greek name=polishmint>[[Polish Mint]]</ref>||  86,000,000 ||  20,000,000 ||  15,000,000 ||  88,000,000 ||  46,000,000 ||  28,400,000 ||  35,250,000 ||  28,000,000 ||
|-
| 2014b<ref name=royalmint group=lower-greek>[[Royal Mint]]</ref>||334,924,900<ref name=star group=lower-greek>includes 1,000,000 pieces of pilot batch production marked the year 2013</ref> ||117,084,750<ref name=star group=lower-greek/> || 81,004,500<ref name=star group=lower-greek/> ||            ||             ||              ||             ||             ||
|-
| 2015 || 388,560,000<ref name=royalmint group=lower-greek/> || 129,870,000<ref name=royalmint group=lower-greek/> || 115,050,000<ref name=royalmint group=lower-greek/> || 112,050,000 || 78,030,000 || 44,010,000 || 39,000,000 || 34,350,000 || 38,040,000
|-
| 2016 || 266,011,103<ref name=royalmint group=lower-greek/> || 142,741,600<ref name=royalmint group=lower-greek/> || 120,900,100<ref name=royalmint group=lower-greek/> || 116,700,000 || 69,120,000 || 28,980,000 || 29,775,000 || 35,150,000 || 35,040,000
|-
| 2017 || 391,200,000 || 143,910,000 || 126,150,000 || 154,200,000 || 88,695,000 || 44,370,000 || 41,175,000 || 30,900,000 || 23,220,000
|-
| 2018 || 435,840,000 || 161,850,000 || 144,600,000 || 169,800,000 || 89,100,000 || 42,030,000 || 42,000,000 || 37,425,000 || 
|-
| 2019 || 413,520,000 || 167,115,000 || 116,100,000 || 128,700,000 || 58,320,000 || 54,990,000 || 60,750,000 || 27,975,000 || 
|-
| 2020 || 400,080,000 || 161,460,000 || 135,000,000 || 170,100,000 || 94,230,000 || 41,580,000 || 42,000,000 || 33,525,000 || 6,436,000
|}
|-
|colspan="10"|{{Reflist|group=lower-greek}}
|-
|colspan="10"|''Source: [http://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/monety_obiegowe/naklady_emisji.html National Bank of Poland Official coinage]''
|}

===Special issue 5zł coins===
These special issue coins have value and are intended for general circulation.
{|class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="font-size:80%; border:none; text-align:right"
|-
!|Commemorative general circulation 5zł coins
|-
|style="padding:0;border:none"|
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:0;width:100%"
|-
!|Year!!|Commemorates!!|Mintage
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 2014 || [[Royal Castle, Warsaw]] || 1,200,000<ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/monety_okolicznosciowe/2014.html#m15 Zamek Królewski w Warszawie]</ref>
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 2014 || [[History of Poland (1989–present)|25 years of freedom]] || 1,500,000<ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/monety_okolicznosciowe/2014.html#m07 25 lat wolności]</ref>
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 2015 || [[Poznań Town Hall]] || 1,200,000<ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/monety_okolicznosciowe/2015.html#m12 Ratusz w Poznaniu]</ref>
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 2015 || [[Bydgoszcz Canal]] || 1,200,000<ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/monety_okolicznosciowe/2015.html#m05 Kanał Bydgoski]</ref>
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 2016 || [[Księży Młyn (Łódź)|Księży Młyn w Łodzi]] || 1,200,000<ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/monety_okolicznosciowe/2016.html#m09 Księży Młyn w Łodzi]</ref>
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 2016 || [[Ducal Castle, Szczecin]] || 1,200,000<ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/monety_okolicznosciowe/2016.html#m14 Zamek Książąt Pomorskich w Szczecinie]</ref>
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 2017 || [[Chapel_of_the_Holy_Trinity,_Lublin_Castle|Chapel of the Holy Trinity, Lublin]] || 1,200,000<ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/monety_okolicznosciowe/2017.html#m05 Kaplica Trójcy Świętej na Zamku Lubelskim]</ref>
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 2017 || [[Central_Industrial_Region_(Poland)|Central Industrial Region]] || 1,200,000<ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/monety_okolicznosciowe/2017.html#m21 Centralny Okręg Przemysłowy]</ref>
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| 2018 || 100th anniversary of regaining independence || 38,424,000<ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/monety_okolicznosciowe/2018.html#m21 100-lecie odzyskania przez Polskę niepodległości]</ref>
|}
|}

==Banknotes==

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
! colspan="9" |1994 Series ("Sovereigns of Poland" First Series)<ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/Homen.aspx?f=en/banknoty/banknoty.htm National Bank of Poland - Internet Information Service]</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" | Value 
! rowspan="2" | NBP!! rowspan="2" | Dimensions !!rowspan="2"| Main colour !!colspan="3"| Description !!colspan="2"| Date of
|-
! Obverse !! Reverse !! Watermark !! printing !! issue
|-
| [[10-złoty note|10&nbsp;zł]]
| [https://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/banknoty_obiegowe/10zl.html]
| 120&nbsp;×&nbsp;60&nbsp;mm
| Dark brown
| [[Mieszko I]]
| Silver [[Denarius|denar coin]] during the reign of [[Mieszko I]]
|rowspan="5"| As portrait
|rowspan="5"| 25 March 1994
|rowspan="3"| 1 January 1995
|-
| [[20-złoty note|20&nbsp;zł]]
| [https://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/banknoty_obiegowe/20zl.html]
| 126&nbsp;×&nbsp;63&nbsp;mm
| Violet and pink
| [[Bolesław I Chrobry]]
| Silver [[Denarius|denar coin]] during the reign of [[Bolesław I Chrobry]]
|-
| [[50-złoty note|50&nbsp;zł]]
| [https://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/banknoty_obiegowe/50zl.html]
| 132&nbsp;×&nbsp;66&nbsp;mm
| Dark blue
| [[Kazimierz III Wielki]]
| [[Coat of arms of Poland|White Eagle]] from the royal seal of [[Casimir III the Great]] and the [[regalia]] of Poland: [[sceptre]] and [[globus cruciger]]
|-
| [[100-złoty note|100&nbsp;zł]]
| [https://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/banknoty_obiegowe/100zl.html]
| 138&nbsp;×&nbsp;69&nbsp;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]]
|rowspan="2"| 1 June 1995
|-
| [[200-złoty note|200&nbsp;zł]]
| [https://www.nbp.pl/home.aspx?f=/banknoty_i_monety/banknoty_obiegowe/200zl.html]
| 144&nbsp;×&nbsp;72&nbsp;mm
| Brown and orange
| [[Zygmunt I Stary]]
| Eagle intertwined with the letter S in a hexagon, from the [[Sigismund's Chapel]]
|-
| colspan="9" |Note: due to copyright law in Poland the Polish zloty banknotes may not be freely reproduced.<ref name=rulesofuse/>
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
! colspan="9" |2012 Series ("Sovereigns of Poland" Second Series)
|-
! rowspan="2" | Value 
! rowspan="2" |NBP!! rowspan="2" | Dimensions !!rowspan="2"| Main colour !!colspan="3"| Description !!colspan="2"| Date of
|-
! Obverse !! Reverse !! Watermark !! printing !! issue
|-
| [[10-złoty note|10&nbsp;zł]]
| [https://nbp.pl/banknoty-i-monety/banknoty-obiegowe/10-zl/]
| 120&nbsp;×&nbsp;60&nbsp;mm
| Dark brown
| [[Mieszko I]]
| Silver [[Denarius|denar coin]] during the reign of [[Mieszko I]], romanesque columns from the [[Tyniec]] Abbey
|rowspan="6"| As portrait
|rowspan="4"| 5 January 2012
|rowspan="4"| 7 April 2014
|-
| [[20-złoty note|20&nbsp;zł]]
| [https://nbp.pl/banknoty-i-monety/banknoty-obiegowe/20-zl/]
| 126&nbsp;×&nbsp;63&nbsp;mm
| Violet and pink
| [[Bolesław I Chrobry]]
| Silver [[Denarius|denar coin]] during the reign of [[Bolesław I Chrobry]], [[Rotunda of Saint Nicolas in Cieszyn]], a lion from the [[Gniezno Doors]]
|-
| [[50-złoty note|50&nbsp;zł]]
| [https://nbp.pl/banknoty-i-monety/banknoty-obiegowe/50-zl/]
| 132&nbsp;×&nbsp;66&nbsp;mm
| Dark blue
| [[Kazimierz III Wielki]]
| [[Coat of arms of Poland|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-złoty note|100&nbsp;zł]]
| [https://nbp.pl/banknoty-i-monety/banknoty-obiegowe/100-zl/]
| 138&nbsp;×&nbsp;69&nbsp;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-złoty note|200&nbsp;zł]]
| [https://nbp.pl/banknoty-i-monety/banknoty-obiegowe/200-zl/]
| 144&nbsp;×&nbsp;72&nbsp;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-złoty note|500&nbsp;zł]]
| [https://nbp.pl/banknoty-i-monety/banknoty-obiegowe/500-zl/]
| 150&nbsp;×&nbsp;75&nbsp;mm
| Violet, gray, blue, yellow, and green
| [[John III Sobieski|Jan III Sobieski]]
| [[Wilanow Palace]], coat of arms from the reign of John III Sobieski
| 16 February 2016
| 10 February 2017
|-
| colspan="9" |Note: due to copyright law in Poland the Polish złoty banknotes may not be freely reproduced.<ref name=rulesofuse/>
|}

==Commemorative banknotes==

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
! colspan="8" |Commemorative Series <ref>[http://www.nbp.pl/homen.aspx?f=/en/banknoty/kolekcjonerskie/banknoty_kolekcjonerskie_en.html The National Bank of Poland's Collector's Banknote page]</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" | Value !!rowspan="2"| Dimensions !!rowspan="2"| Main colour !!colspan="3"| Description !!rowspan="2"| Number issued !!rowspan="2"| Date of issue
|-
! Obverse !! Reverse !!Watermark 
|-
|50&nbsp;zł
|144&nbsp;×&nbsp;72&nbsp;mm
|Blue, yellow
|[[Pope John Paul II]], [[Coat of arms of Poland|Polish coat of arms]]
|[[Stefan Wyszyński|Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski]], a quotation from Letter to Poles, [[Jasna Góra Monastery]] and church
|[[Papal coats of arms|Papal arms of John Paul II]]
|2,000,000
|October 16, 2006
|-
| 10&nbsp;zł
| 138&nbsp;×&nbsp;69&nbsp;mm
| Pink, orange
| [[Coat of arms of Poland|Polish coat of arms]], Belweder Palace, Commander [[Józef Piłsudski]]
| White eagle, Monument of the Heroic Deed of Polish Legions in Kielce.
| Józef Piłsudski, [[electrotyping|electrotype]] denomination
| 80,000
| November 3, 2008
|-
| 20&nbsp;zł
| 138&nbsp;×&nbsp;69&nbsp;mm
| Orange, yellow, brown
| [[Coat of arms of Poland|Polish coat of arms]], Chalet in [[Krzemieniec]], [[Juliusz Słowacki]]
| Cranes, an excerpt of the poem ''Sedation'', Statue of [[Sigismund III Vasa]] at [[Castle Square, Warsaw|Castle Square]] in [[Warsaw]].
| Juliusz Słowacki, electrotype denomination
| 80,000
| September 23, 2009
|-
| 20&nbsp;zł
| 138&nbsp;×&nbsp;69&nbsp;mm
| Light blue, Light brown, black
| [[Frédéric Chopin]], the mansion in [[Żelazowa Wola|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
|-
| 20&nbsp;zł
| 138&nbsp;×&nbsp;69&nbsp;mm
| Brown and green
| [[Marie Curie|Marie Skłodowska Curie]], Sorbona w Paryżu (Sorbonne school building in Paris), [[Coat of arms of Poland|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
|-
| 20&nbsp;zł
| 147&nbsp;×&nbsp;67&nbsp;mm
| Green, brown, yellow and blue
| Belvedere Palace hologram; coat of arms with crowned eagle; Commander [[Józef Piłsudski|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
|-
| 20&nbsp;zł
| 138&nbsp;×&nbsp;69&nbsp;mm
| Brown, green, gold and violet
| 1415 as registration device; open book; [[Coat of arms of Poland|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
|-
| 20&nbsp;zł 
| 144&nbsp;×&nbsp;77&nbsp;mm
| Blue and red
| [[Coat of arms of Poland|Coat of arms with crowned eagle]]; [[Doubravka of Bohemia|Dobrawa (Doubravka of Bohemia)]] and [[Mieszko I of Poland|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
|-
| 20&nbsp;zł
| 150&nbsp;×&nbsp;77&nbsp;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
|-
| 20&nbsp;zł
| 150&nbsp;×&nbsp;77&nbsp;mm
| 
| [[Józef Piłsudski|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&nbsp;zł
| 150&nbsp;×&nbsp;77&nbsp;mm
| 
| 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&nbsp;zł
|150&nbsp;×&nbsp;77&nbsp;mm
|Brown-green, blue
|Eastern border landscape with helicopter
|Officer and soldier of the [[Border Guard (Poland)|Border Guard]]
|
|80,000
|July 19, 2022
|- 
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Poland|Money|Numismatics}}
* [[Poland and the euro]]
* [[Polish złoty]]
* [[Commemorative coins of Poland]]

== References ==
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{{Polish currency and coinage}}

[[Category:Currencies of Poland]]
[[Category:Lists of coins]]
[[Category:Banknotes of Poland| ]]