NEW BOOK: POLISH BANKNOTES, 19TH EDITION

Janusz Parchimowicz:
Catalogue of Polish and Polish-related banknotes

284 pages, each note mostly shown front and back in color,
Format 12 x 18.5 cm, hardcover,
19. completely revised and supplemented
Edition, Szczecin 2023,
Price 130 zloty (approx. 30.50 €)
ISBN: 978-83-87355-09-8

The 19th edition of the 2025 Polish Banknote Catalogue has been published every two years and features a reduced number of pages. The 2025 book ends with the Chapter 10 (Replicas). This time, the 0-euro notes are not included. The tables, which were Chapter XII in the 2023 book, are this time separated into a small booklet, which is discussed separately. All prices are given in Polish zloty (PLN). The Polish currency has maintained its value steadily; 100 PLN is equivalent to approximately €23.50.

Already on the first pages of the new catalog, prices for 18th-century banknotes have been significantly increased, in some cases by 30%, and not only for top-quality items. For the Duchy of Warsaw taler notes, the publisher has listed prices three to four times higher for 2-talar notes. Prices for Russian Poland in the 2023 catalog are often supplemented with "approx.", meaning "connoisseur's price." Many General Government banknotes are also listed at prices three times higher than before. The mint condition 10 million mark note from 1923 saw a "price jump" from 5,000 PLN to 9,000-10,000 PLN in 2025.

The attentive collector will not fail to notice that in 2025, some banknotes now have prices that were previously only marked with an approximate value. Banknote collectors interested in Poland know that banknotes from the 1920s are very rarely found at dealers or exchange partners; only the 1930s notes are – usually only used – on offer. Danzig banknotes were always highly sought after, even in Germany; here's just one price: The 1000-guilder note from 1923 was listed at 25,000 PLN (approx. €5,879) in the earlier book, similarly to €5,000 in the Grabowski catalog of 2024. Today, Parchimowicz values ??this note at 30,000 zloty. All in all, prices for paper money from the People's Republic of Poland have risen somewhat, due to the lack of supplies of older material, and many Polish coin collectors are still interested in banknotes from their country. Anyone who has been collecting mint-condition Polish banknotes for some time, which are still in circulation today, may have found a bargain. Not only mint-condition notes are now listed with prices significantly above their current value. The early commemorative banknotes have also seen significant price increases, proving that the number of paper money collectors continues to grow.

Paper money enthusiasts whose main collecting area is Poland will surely acquire this new work, but it can also be of great help to dealers who carry paper money in determining the correct price. If German bookstores don't offer the catalog, it can be ordered directly from the NEFRYT publishing house in Szczecin (Stettin), which will deliver it for 130 PLN plus shipping. The email address is: Parchimowicz.janusz@gmail.com.

To read the complete article, see:
Janusz Parchimowicz: Neue 19. Auflage des Katalogs zu polnischen Banknoten von 2025 (https://www.geldscheine-online.com/post/uwe-bronnert-die-million%C3%A4re-vom-westerwald-1)

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