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==Banknotes== [[File:Money-finance-bills-bank-notes (23700097623).jpg|thumb|right|Collection of various banknotes]] The banknotes range from 120 to 150 millimetres in length and from 60 to 75 millimetres in width. The length increases by 6mm and the width by 3mm with every higher denomination. The [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] features the left profile of a Polish monarch clothed in armour or [[Polish Crown Jewels|royal regalia]]; the sovereigns are arranged [[Chronology|chronologically]] based on the period of reign. The [[Obverse and reverse|reverse]] illustrates important landmarks, early coinage or important objects from [[History of Poland|Poland's history]]. Architectural elements comprising portals, columns, windows or flower motifs are scattered throughout each banknote, both on the obverse and on the reverse. Predominant colours used include shades of brown, pink or purple, blue, green, and gold. [[Face value]] is given in numerals in the upper-left and upper-right corners on the obverse, and in the upper-right corner on the reverse. The written form of the nominal value is embedded [[Vertical and horizontal|vertically]] on the obverse and [[Vertical and horizontal|horizontally]] on the reverse.{{r|nbp}} The notes are adorned by the eagle charge from the Polish [[Coat of arms of Poland|coat of arms]], along with signatures of the President and General Treasurer of NBP – the [[National Bank of Poland]].{{r|nbp}} {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; border-width:1px;" |+ Banknotes of Poland, 1994, 2016 series |- ! Value !! Dimensions !!colspan=2| Main colours and shades !! [[Obverse and reverse|Obverse]] !! [[Obverse and reverse|Reverse]] !! Series !! Circulation |- | [[10 złotych note|10 złotych]] | 120 × 60 mm | style="background:#81613C;"| | Brown, green | [[Mieszko I]] | [[Denarius]] coin<br />[[Romanesque architecture in Poland|Romanesque]] columns from the [[Tyniec]] Abbey | 1994 2012 | 1 January 1995 7 April 2014 |- | [[20 złotych note|20 złotych]] | 126 × 63 mm | style="background:#DE5285"| | Pink, purple | [[Boleslaus I the Brave]] | [[Denarius]] coin<br />[[Rotunda of Saint Nicolas in Cieszyn|Rotunda of Saint Nicolas]] and a fragment of [[Gniezno Doors]] | 1994 2012 | 1 January 1995 7 April 2014 |- | [[50 złotych note|50 złotych]] | 132 × 66 mm | style="background:#246BCE"| | Blue | [[Casimir III the Great]] | [[Coat of arms of Poland|Polish white eagle]] with royal regalia<br />[[Kraków]] and [[Kazimierz]] by [[Hartmann Schedel]] | 1994 2012 | 1 January 1995 7 April 2014 |- | [[100 złotych note|100 złotych]] | 138 × 69 mm | style="background:#2F847C"| | Green | [[Władysław II Jagiełło]] (Jogaila) | Polish white eagle with [[Grunwald swords]] and [[Teutonic Knights|Teutonic]] armour<br />[[Malbork Castle]] | 1994 2012 | 1 January 1995 7 April 2014 |- | [[200 złotych note|200 złotych]] | 144 × 72 mm | style="background:#E9D66B"| | Gold, yellow | [[Sigismund I the Old]] | Polish white eagle from the [[Sigismund's Chapel]]<br />[[Wawel Castle]] | 1994 2015 | 1 January 1995 12 February 2016 |- | [[500 złotych note|500 złotych]] | 150 × 75 mm | style="background:#BCD4E6"| | Light blue, pink, gold and brown | [[John III Sobieski]] | Polish white eagle<br />[[Wilanów Palace]] | 2016 | 10 February 2017 |}
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