Description and research notes
A WZOR specimen banknote of the 10 Zlotych denomination from the 1994 Polish banknote series, prepared for the National Bank of Poland. The note bears serial number AA0000000 and the very low Polish specimen designation WZOR No. 010.
The AA0000000 serial identifies the specimen format of this issue. WZOR No. 010 is the numbered specimen designation used within the National Bank of Poland system and is shared by all five denominations in the matching set preserved in this collection.
The obverse features Prince Mieszko I, the Polish eagle, the denomination DZIESIEC ZLOTYCH, the Warsaw date of 25 March 1994, and the printed signatures of Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz and Wieslaw Biernatowicz. The red WZOR overprint and WZOR No. 010 designation identify the note as a specimen.
The reverse continues the Mieszko I theme through motifs connected with the origins of the Polish state. The note preserves the complete design and security structure of the 10 Zlotych issue, including guilloche work, denomination panels, and the Mieszko I watermark.
The banknote was designed by Andrzej Heidrich and printed by Thomas De La Rue in London for the National Bank of Poland.
This AA0000000, WZOR No. 010 example forms part of the complete five-denomination matching-number WZOR 010 set preserved in this collection.
