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The Polish złoty (alternative spelling: zloty; [1] Polish: polski złoty, Polish: ⓘ; [a] abbreviation: zł; code: PLN) [b] is the official currency and legal tender of Poland. It is subdivided into 100 grosz ( gr ).
Poland does not use the euro as its currency. However, under the terms of their Treaty of Accession with the European Union, all new Member States "shall participate in the Economic and Monetary Union from the date of accession as a Member State with a derogation", which means that Poland is obliged to eventually replace its currency, the złoty, with the euro.
Several countries use currencies which translate as "crown": the Czech koruna, the Norwegian krone, the Danish krone, the Icelandic króna, and the Swedish krona. [ 7 ] At present, the euro is legal tender in 20 out of 27 European Union member states, [ 8 ] in addition to 6 countries not part of the EU ( Monaco , San Marino , Vatican City ...
Flag of Poland, badge of the Polish Military Organization 50,000 August 31, 2018 19 zł 150 x 77 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 zł 150 x 77 mm Brown-green, blue
Although Poland is a member of the European single market, the country has not adopted the Euro as legal tender and maintains its own currency – the Polish złoty (zł, PLN). [254] Poland is a regional European leader in terms of foreign direct investment [255] and possesses around 40 percent of the 500 biggest companies in the region by ...
At the end of 1993, new reworked editions of banknotes(50.000,100.000,500.000,1.000.000 and 2.000.000 Zloty) were released which also erased the old Polish People's Republic name from the 50.000 and 100.000 Zloty banknotes in circulation. In 1994 they stopped printing old Zloty notes to later establish the Fourth Zloty by 1st January 1995.
It controls the issuing of Poland's currency, the Polish złoty. The bank is headquartered in Warsaw, and has branches in 16 major Polish cities. The NBP represents Poland in the European System of Central Banks, an EU organization. The bank doesn't translate its name to English and uses its Polish name in all English communications.
The note was issued in 19 denominations, by the National Bank of Poland (Polish: Narodowy Bank Polski) and date its origins to 1528 as the "ducat," although there is debate about which polish coins was the first zloty. [2] The 20th-century zloty dates back to 1924. [2] The Zlotych notes were withdrawn from circulation in 1995. [3]