Poland Banknotes 20 Zlotych banknote 1936 Emilia Plater
Bank of Poland - Bank Polski
Obverse: Portrait of Emilia Plater (1806 - 1831) participant of the November Uprising, became a symbol of the true heroism of Polish women fighting for independence at right. Monumental figure of a woman with two children - the symbol of the Polish Mother (and a good lady).
Reverse: Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow at center and on both sides of the engraving, two characters symbolizing the comprehensive knowledge.
Watermark: Countess Emilia Plater.
Signatures:
President of the Bank Polski - Wladyslaw Byrka
General Director - Leon Baranski
Treasurer - Stanislaw Orczykowski
Author: Wacław Borowski, engraved by Włodzimierz Wacek.
Printer: PWPW - Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A. (Polish Security Printing Works, Warsaw, Poland)
Date of Issue: November 11, 1936.
Dimensions: 110 x 75 - 162 x 86 mm.
In Circulation: from September 30, 1938 - May 7, 1940.
Poland banknotes - Poland paper money
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Countess Emilia Plater
Countess Emilia Plater (Broel-Plater, Lithuanian: Emilija Pliaterytė) (13 November 1806 – 23 December 1831) was a Polish noblewoman and revolutionary from the lands of the partitioned Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Raised in a patriotic Polish tradition, she fought in the November 1830 Uprising, during which she raised a small unit, participated in several engagements, and received the rank of captain in the Polish insurgent forces. Near the end of the Uprising, she fell ill and died.
Though she did not participate in any major engagement, her story became widely publicized and inspired a number of works of art and literature. She is a national heroine in Poland and Lithuania, all formerly parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. She has been venerated by Polish artists and by the nation at large as a symbol of women fighting for the national cause.
Wawel Castle - Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow
The Gothic Wawel Castle in Kraków in Poland was built at the behest of Casimir III the Great, who reigned from 1333 to 1370, and consists of a number of structures situated around the central courtyard.
In the 14th century it was rebuilt by Jogaila and Jadwiga of Poland. Their reign saw the addition of the tower called the Hen's Foot (Kurza Stopka) and the Danish Tower. The Jadwiga and Jogaila Chamber, in which the sword Szczerbiec, was used in coronation ceremonies, is exhibited today and is another remnant of this period. Other structures were developed on the hill during that time as well, in order to serve as quarters for the numerous clergy, royal clerks and craftsmen. Defensive walls and towers such as Jordanka, Lubranka, Sandomierska, Tęczyńska, Szlachecka, Złodziejska and Panieńska were erected in the same period.
The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Hill constitute the most historically and culturally important site in Poland. For centuries the residence of the kings of Poland and the symbol of Polish statehood, the Castle is now one of the country’s premier art museums. Established in 1930, the museum encompasses ten curatorial departments responsible for collections of paintings, including an important collection of Italian Renaissance paintings, prints, sculpture, textiles, among them the Sigismund II Augustus tapestry collection, goldsmith’s work, arms and armor, ceramics, Meissen porcelain, and period furniture. The museum’s holdings in oriental art include the largest collection of Ottoman tents in Europe. With seven specialized conservation studios, the museum is also an important center for the conservation of works of art.