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100 000 Zlotys
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland) |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Stanisław Moniuszko, the 19th-century Polish composer, in three-quarter view to the left, positioned at right, with his name inscribed vertically along the right margin. The centre carries a guilloche shield vignette bearing the Polish eagle and two signature panels flanking it, dated WARSZAWA 16 LISTOPADA 1993 r., above the denomination STO TYSIĘCY ZŁOTYCH in bold letterpress. Fine guilloche underprint in blue and pink covers the entire field, with a floral sprig vignette at lower left and the numeral 100000 in red at bottom left. |
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| Obverse lettering | RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA STO TYSIĘCY ZŁOTYCH 100 000 WARSZAWA 16 LISTOPADA 1993 r. PREZES NARODOWEGO BANKU POLSKIEGO GŁÓWNY SKARBNIK NARODOWEGO BANKU POLSKIEGO STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO (Translation: Republic of Poland One Hundred Thousand Zloty Warsaw 16 November 1993 President of the National Bank of Poland Chief Treasurer of the National Bank of Poland) |
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By 1993, Polish banknote denominations had spiraled to levels that made everyday transactions absurd — this 100,000 złoty note was a direct product of the hyperinflationary episode that followed the communist-era price controls collapsing after 1989. The peak inflation rate hit roughly 600% in 1990 alone. Notes of this denomination became routine rather than remarkable.
The redenomination came in 1995, when 10,000 old złotych were exchanged for 1 new złoty, rendering the entire high-denomination series obsolete almost immediately after printing.