Description and research notes
The 10 Złotych dated 20 June 1929 completed Bank Polski’s first modern post-stabilization currency series. Designed in Warsaw and printed by PWPW (Państwowa Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych), it brought a balanced Art-Deco neoclassical aesthetic that symbolized the Second Polish Republic’s recovery after early-1920s hyperinflation.
Obverse: allegorical Industry and Agriculture flank the national arms within ornate guilloché and geometric framing. Reverse: intertwined floral/mechanical motifs echo late-1920s industrial optimism. Watermark: King Bolesław I Chrobry with denomination “10 ZŁ” beneath — a multitonal design introduced in 1926 that became the standard for circulation notes.
Most 10-zł notes circulated heavily; few survived unhandled. Certified PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated, this example retains full embossing and natural sheen — an exceptional survivor of interwar Poland’s monetary renaissance and among the finest known for the type.