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Poland 500 Zloty (PLN) Sobieski Bill Awarded the Best World's Banknote of 2017.

$ 89.76

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country: Poland
  • Serial Number: Varies from stock photo
  • Type: Banknote
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Poland
  • Year: 2016
  • Denomination: 500 PLN
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated

    Description

    Beautiful Poland's 500 zl (PLN) Banknote with King Jan III Sobieski.
    Authentic, Original, Legal and Awarded The best banknote and the most counterfeit-proof banknotes in the world in 2017.
    The bill features the king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Jan III Sobieski (1626 - 1696), military genius, who is the most famous for the Battle of Vienna, which took place on 11/12 September 1683. When he led the allied European armies with his legendary Winged Hussars to enormously defeat the Turkish and turned the Ottoman Tide, saving Christian Europe from seemingly inevitable Islamic conquest. Sobieski attack was the largest cavalry charge in history. For the next 300 years Islam would be overshadowed by the growth of the Western Christian societies.
    Some believe (i.e. Lawrence Wright in his book "Looming Tower") that terrorists chose 9/11 date for their attack on the US in relation with the Vienna defeat.
    Like Hevelius named one of star constellation after Sobieski and heavy metal band Sabaton wrote a song about the battle in its "Winged Hussars", Poland decided to remind one of its greatest kings in its best and currently highest banknote.
    YOU MAY ALSO PURCHASE THE WHOLE SET OF CURRENT POLAND'S BANKNOTES (INCLUDING 500 PLN) IN MY EBAY STORE, PLEASE SEE THE LISTING.
    Polish 500 Zloty Wins Award for Best Banknote
    The organizers of High Security Printing EMEA,Reconnaissance, revealed the 2017 winner of the Regional Banknote of the Year at a special ceremony during the conference in Baku, Azerbaijan on 28 March 2017.
    The awards recognize outstanding achievement in the design, technical sophistication and security of a banknote or banknote series, the key judging criteria being that successful banknotes should combine visual artistry and high levels of technical and security sophistication, with considerable emphasis placed on reflecting the cultural heritage of the issuing country in the note, and the relevance of the overall design and symbolism to the issuing country.
    Winner: Polish 500 Zloty
    The best banknote award was made to Poland’s Narodowy Bank Polski (NBP), which issued a new high denomination 500 złoty banknote to circulate. The new banknote was issued on 10th February 2017.
    The new denomination is to ensure the uninterrupted circulation of cash within the country, due in part to the growing demand for high value notes within Poland. The Bank also anticipates that the new note will help to reduce costs related to issuing currency.
    The 500 złoty banknote has a blue, brown, burgundy and green colour scheme and includes a portrait of King John III Sobieski, continuing the banknote series theme of ‘Rulers of Poland’.
    There are a number of modern security features embedded into the note, which in addition to their high technological quality ensure easy identification of the banknotes.
    The banknote incorporates SICPA’s SPARK® Live optically variable ink feature in the shape of a soldier’s helmet shown on the front of the banknote, along with Louisenthal’s RollingStar® windowed security thread, which displays dynamic effects and changes from green to blue when the banknote is tilted. The new note also includes a ‘tactile’ feature to assist people with vision impairments.
    The new 500 zloty banknote was designed by Andrzej Heidrich and produced by Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW).