Description and research notes
A WZÓR specimen banknote of the 50 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 WZÓR No. 010.
WZÓR No. 010 identifies this specific reference example within the National Bank of Poland specimen-numbering system. The same number is preserved across all five denominations in the matching WZÓR 010 set held in this collection, while AA0000000 provides the corresponding specimen serial format.
The obverse features King Casimir III the Great, the Polish eagle, the denomination PIĘĆDZIESIĄT ZŁOTYCH, the Warsaw date of 25 March 1994, and the printed signatures of Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz and Wiesław Biernatowicz. The red WZÓR overprint and WZÓR No. 010 marking remain prominent within the completed face design.
The reverse develops the Casimir III theme through architectural and heraldic imagery associated with his reign. The denomination preserves the full security and design program prepared for the 50 Zlotych issue, including layered guilloche structures, denomination fields, ornamental line work, and the Casimir III watermark.
The banknote was designed by Andrzej Heidrich and printed by Thomas De La Rue in London for the National Bank of Poland.
As the middle denomination of the five-note group, this AA0000000, WZÓR No. 010 specimen forms the central component of the complete matching-number WZÓR 010 set preserved in this collection.
