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2 000 000 Zlotys
| Issuer | Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland) |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Value | 2 000 000 Zlotys (2 000 000 Złotych) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait vignette of Ignacy Jan Paderewski facing left occupies the left half of the note, his name inscribed below in dark lettering. To the upper left, a multicolour guilloche rosette and stylised laurel sprig underprint; a large cursive monogram in blue is printed to the left of the portrait. At right, the denomination numeral 2000000 and the legend DWA MILIONY ZŁOTYCH are set against an intricate polychrome guilloche background, with a central circular vignette of the Polish crowned eagle flanked by floral sprays and two facsimile signatures below the title lines for the President and Chief Treasurer of the National Bank of Poland. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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By 1992, Polish inflation had been running so hot for so long that denominations once unthinkable had become routine. The 2,000,000 złoty note was a direct consequence of the hyperinflationary spiral that followed the communist-era collapse — a period in which the złoty lost the better part of its practical value within just a few years. The denomination was not exceptional for its moment; notes of 500,000 and 1,000,000 had already normalized the scale.
Poland redenominated in 1995, replacing 10,000 old złotych with 1 new złoty, which rendered the entire high-denomination series obsolete almost immediately after it was issued.