To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Polish Legions, the National Bank of Poland issued a new 20-złoty polymer note on 5 August 2014. Up to 50,000 notes will be packaged in a folder and sold for a premium. This note was designed by Andrzej Heidrich, based upon the unissued 5-million-zloty note dated 1995 (see BNP811).
BNP817 (P187): 20 złotych (US$5.00)
Green, brown, yellow, and blue. Front: Polish text; Belvedere Palace hologram; coat of arms with crowned eagle; Commander Józef Klemens Piłsudski wearing military uniform. Back: Polish text; 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. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych). 147 x 67 mm. Polymer (Guardian).
a. 16 STYCZNIA 2014. Sig. 17: Belka/Oles.
Prefix LP. Intro: 05.08.2014.
Note in plain folder.
Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).