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5 Zlotych
| Issuer | Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1830 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | SERYA 265 N.6122500 BANK POLSKI wypłaci Okazicielowi w Srebrze ZŁOTYCH PIĘC w Warszawie dnia 1e Maja 1830 PREZES BANKU DYREKTOR BANKU |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 Zł |
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Bank Polski was established by the Kingdom of Poland's government in 1828, operating under the constitutional monarchy framework that gave Congress Poland a degree of financial autonomy within the Russian Empire. This 5 Złotych note dates to 1830 — the same year the November Uprising broke out against Russian rule. Notes issued that year circulated under conditions of active insurrection, and the bank's operations were severely disrupted when Russian forces reasserted control in 1831.
The Pick A19 designation places this among the earliest issues of the bank. Lubowidzki served as the bank's first director; his signature here is one of the few tangible artifacts of that brief window of Polish financial independence before the uprising collapsed and the bank was subordinated to St. Petersburg's monetary authority.