Polish central banking [200]
180 years of central banking in Poland
Face value: 200 pln
Alloy: 900/1000 Au
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 15.5 g
Finish: proof
Mintage: 8500 pcs
On the edge: smooth
Additional: no
Date of issue: 2009-03-30
Issue price: 2110 pln
Designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska
Designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska
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The origins of central banking in Poland - as in many European countries - go back to the first decades of the XIX century. The first Polish issuing bank was the Bank of Poland established in 1828 in the Kingdom of Poland. It was a state bank, with its share capital coming from governmental funds. It performed issuing tasks (zloty-denominated bank notes exchangeable for silver coins), operated as the bank of the state (servicing public debt, keeping public institutions' deposits and funds), and functioned as a credit and deposit bank providing support for the development of the state industry and infrastructure. In 1870 its issuing privileges were taken away by the Russian authorities and consequently, in 1886, the Bank of Poland went into liquidation. The bank's ...
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