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1000th Anniversary of the Coronation of Boleslaus the Brave

2025

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Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

Collector banknote "1000th Anniversary of the Coronation of Boleslaus the Brave" - reverse designe

Designer

Agnieszka Próchniak

Dimensions

170 × 85 mm

Mintage

70 000

Date of issue

05-11-2025

Additional materials

Description of the banknote

The front side of the banknote:

On the left, the bust of Boleslaus the Brave leaning on the hilt of a sword and an image of an eagle on an escutcheon, surrounded by a wreath, beneath a crown – according to the print by Rudolf Fryderyk Friedlein from ca. 1857; to the left of the bust, vertically, composed of letters at a 90° angle, the inscription: TYSIĄCLECIE KORONACJI / BOLESŁAWA CHROBREGO (1000th Anniversary of the Coronation of Boleslaus the Brave), in the bottom left corner, the number: 20. Above the bust, the abbreviated numbering and the image of the Eagle established as the state emblem of the Republic of Poland. In the centre of the top part, the inscription: NARODOWY / BANK POLSKI; below, the inscription: WARSZAWA, 21 STYCZNIA 2025 R. (Warsaw, / 21 January 2025); below it, the inscription: PREZES (Governor) and a signature, and the inscription: GŁÓWNY SKARBNIK (General Treasurer) and a signature; in the background, the inscription: 1025. On the right, a decorative security stripe in gold and silver, with a print featuring a fragment of the bordure of the Gniezno Doors and the number: 20 and the inscription: zł. At the top right corner, the number: 20; below it, the inscription: DWADZIEŚCIA ZŁOTYCH (twenty złoty). In the lower right part, the full serial number and the head socket of the Lance of Nętno. The head socket, whose complement is featured on the back side of the banknote, is fully visible against the light. Along the right edge, a mark for the blind – vertically, composed of digits at a 90° angle, perceptible by touch, embossed number: XX.

The back side of the banknote (vertical arrangement):

In the top right corner, the inscription: NARODOWY / BANK POLSKI; below it, the number: 20. Centrally, a fragment of the Gniezno Doors with scenes depicting: the purchase of St. Adalbert’s body from the Prussians by Boleslaus the Brave, the transfer of St. Adalbert’s body, and the burial of St. Adalbert’s remains in Gniezno; above it, a crown-shaped window cut into the paper. To the right, a replica of the head of the Lance of Saint Maurice and, along the edge, vertically, the clause: BANKNOTY EMITOWANE PRZEZ NARODOWY BANK POLSKI SĄ PRAWNYM ŚRODKIEM PŁATNICZYM W POLSCE (Banknotes issued by Narodowy Bank Polski are legal tender in Poland), composed of letters at a 90° angle. On the left, a fragment of the obverse and reverse of the Princes Polonie coin. In the bottom left corner, the number: 20; below it, the inscription: DWADZIEŚCIA ZŁOTYCH (twenty złoty). In the top left corner, at a 90° angle, the head socket of the Lance of Nętno. The head socket, whose complement is featured on the front side of the banknote, is fully visible against the light.

80th Anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising

2024

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Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

Collector banknote "80th Anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising" - reverse designe

Designer

Justyna Kopecka

Dimensions

150 mm x 77 mm

Mintage

up to 80,000 pcs

Date of issue

26-07-2024

Additional materials

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

Nicolaus Copernicus

2023

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Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

Designer

Krystian Michalczuk

Dimensions

150 mm x 77 mm

Mintage

up to 100,000 pcs

Date of issue

09-02-2023

Additional materials

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

Protection of Poland’s Eastern Border

2022

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Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

Protection of Poland’s Eastern Border - obverse design

Protection of Poland’s Eastern Border - reverse design

Designer

Designer: Agnieszka Próchniak

Dimensions

Dimensions: 150 mm x 77 mm

Mintage

Volume: up to 80,000 pcs

Date of issue

19-07-2022

Additional materials

Wizerunek banknotu kolekcjonerskiego "Ochrona polskiej granicy wschodniej"

Detale, zabezpieczenia banknotu "Ochrona polskiej granicy wschodniej

Detale, zabezpieczenia banknotu "Ochrona polskiej granicy wschodniej - awers

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

Lech Kaczyński. It is Worth Being a Pole

2022

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Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

Lech Kaczyński. It is Worth Being a Pole - obverse design

Lech Kaczyński. It is Worth Being a Pole - reverse design

Designer

Justyna Kopecka

Dimensions

150 mm x 77 mm

Mintage

up to 80,000 pcs

Date of issue

09-11-2022

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

Battle of Warsaw 1920

2020

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Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

Designer

Justyna Kopecka

Dimensions

77 mm x 150 mm

Mintage

up to 60,000 pcs

Date of issue

11-08-2020

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

100th Anniversary of the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW)

2019

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Collector banknote

Face value: 19 zł

100th Anniversary of the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW) - obverse design

100th Anniversary of the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW) - reverse design

Designer

Justyna Kopecka

Dimensions

150 mm x 77 mm

Mintage

up to 55,000 pcs

Date of issue

02-10-2019

Additional materials

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

Independence

2018

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Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

Designer

Agnieszka Próchniak

Dimensions

150 mm x 77 mm

Mintage

up to 50,000 pcs

Date of issue

31-08-2018

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

300th Anniversary of the Coronation of the Image of Our Lady of Częstochowa

2017

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Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

300th Anniversary of the Coronation of the Image of Our Lady of Częstochowa - obverse design

300th Anniversary of the Coronation of the Image of Our Lady of Częstochowa - reverse design

Designer

Justyna Kopecka

Dimensions

150 mm x 77 mm

Mintage

up to 55,000 pcs

Date of issue

21-08-2017

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

1050th Anniversary of the Baptism of Poland

2016

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Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

1050th Anniversary of the Baptism of Poland - obverse design

1050th Anniversary of the Baptism of Poland - reverse design

Designer

Krystian Michalczuk | Engravers: Krystian Michalczuk, Przemysław Krajewski

Dimensions

144 mm x 77 mm

Mintage

up to 35,000 pcs

Date of issue

12-04-2016

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

600th Anniversary of the Birth of Jan Długosz

2015

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Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

600th Anniversary of the Birth of Jan Długosz - obverse design

600th Anniversary of the Birth of Jan Długosz - reverse design

Designer

Andrzej Heidrich, Engravers: Justyna Kopecka, Krystian Michalczuk

Dimensions

138 x 69 mm

Mintage

up to 30,000 pcs

Date of issue

24-08-2015

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

The Centenary of the Formation of the Polish Legions

2014

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Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

The Centenary of the Formation of the Polish Legions - obverse design

The Centenary of the Formation of the Polish Legions - reverse design

Designer

Andrzej Heidrich | Engraver: Krystian Michalczuk

Dimensions

147 x 67 mm

Mintage

up to 50,000 pcs

Date of issue

05-08-2014

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

100th anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Prize in chemistry to Marie Skłodowska-Curie

2011

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Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

100th anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Prize in chemistry to Marie Skłodowska-Curie - obverse design

100th anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Prize in chemistry to Marie Skłodowska-Curie - reverse design

Designer

Agnieszka Próchniak, Przemysław Krajewski

Dimensions

138 x 69 mm

Mintage

up to 60,000 pcs.

Date of issue

25-11-2011

Notes:

Author of the design is Agnieszka Próchniak. Author of the banknote`s steel engraving matrix is Przemysław Krajewski.

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

200th anniversary of the birth of Frédéric Chopin

2010

Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

Banknot kolekcjonerski "200. rocznica urodzin Fryderyka Chopina" - strona odwrotna

Designer

Grzegorz Pfeifer and Katarzyna Jarnuszkiewicz

Dimensions

138 x 69 mm

Mintage

up to 120, 000 pcs

Date of issue

22-02-2010

Notes:

The engraving of the Chopin portrait by Przemysław Krajewski – hand engraving artist at the Polish Security Printing Works.

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

The 200th birthday anniversary of Juliusz Słowacki

2009

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Collector banknote

Face value: 20 zł

Banknot kolekcjonerski "200. rocznica urodzin Juliusza Słowackiego" - strona odwrotna

Designer

Maciej Kopecki

Dimensions

138 x 69 mm

Mintage

up to 80, 000 pcs

Date of issue

23-09-2009

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

90th anniversary of regaining independence by Poland

2008

Collector banknote

Face value: 10 zł

Banknot "niepodległościowy" - strona odwrotna

Designer

Maciej Kopecki

Dimensions

138 x 69 mm

Mintage

up to 80, 000 pcs

Date of issue

30-10-2008

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.

John Paul II

2006

Collector banknote

Face value: 50 zł

Banknot kolekcjonerski "Jan Paweł II" - strona odwrotna

Designer

Andrzej Heidrich

Dimensions

144 x 72 mm

Mintage

2 000 000 pcs

Date of issue

16-10-2006

Notes:

The banknotes, commissioned by NBP, were manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.). All coins and banknotes issued by NBP are legal tender in Poland.

Collector items issued by NBP are sold in the NBP regional branches and at the Internet.

Information on the issue schedule can be found at the Schedule of Issue.