Banknotes

Poland Issues new Collector Banknote to Commemorate the Warsaw Uprising

Narodowy Bank Polski (the National Bank of Poland) has issued a new 20 złoty collector banknote to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising. The Bank introduced the banknote containing the latest banknote security, the Crane micro-optic security feature RAPID® Vision Detect with increased customization possibilities and high-contrast multicolor movement.

The banknote’s volume is up to 80,000 pieces.

The Warsaw Uprising was the culminating point and the ultimate attempt of the Polish Underground State at open, armed combat with the occupiers for Poland’s independence. The collector banknote contains symbolic images of the resistance effort and hope for regaining freedom and independence.

The front side shows Polish soldiers who despite being poorly armed and lonely in their struggle were able to beat the occupiers, for instance by capturing the PAST (Polish Telephone Joint Stock Company) building.

The reverse side illustrates civilians in prayer during one of the many field masses celebrated in courtyards of the city. 

 

The new Polish commemorative

Customized Multicolor Movement

One of the security features of the banknote is Crane Currency’s latest micro-optic security feature RAPID Vision in 5 mm width. Its main icons which exhibit a colorful pulsing effect, are the image of the Fighting Poland symbol– and “1944”, the year of the Warsaw Uprising.

RAPID Vision also includes Detect, the machine-readable technology from Crane Currency. Detect is a natural complement to human authentication of banknotes, using secure infrared materials detectable by most types of cash processing machines to authenticate banknotes.

The new collector banknotes were produced and designed by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW S.A.) based on concepts from Narodowy Bank Polski. The successful implementation was possible thanks to the good cooperation between all involved parties.

For more information about the new collector banknote, download the description here.