NBP to issue PLN 500 note this month

Poland's Central Bank (NBP) will issue a new PLN 500 note on February 10. The note will have King Jan III Sobieski, maintaining the chronological order of the series which honors Polish kings. The initial designs were made back in 1994. The note was designed by Andrzej Heidrich who created other Polish banknotes currently in use as well. According to the NBP, the new note is being introduced due to the market demand as well as to lower the costs of maintaining NBP's strategic reserves.