The banknote designed by Grzegorz Pfeifer and Katarzyna Jarnuszkiewicz was issued on February 22^nd, 2010 with a circulation of 120 thousand units. The leitmotif is the figure of the great virtuoso and a piano symbolically presented on both sides of the note - says Grzegorz Pfeifer. The front of the banknote depicts a portrait of Frederic Chopin in profile. This element has been made with steel engraving technique. The engraving of the portrait was made by Przemysław Krajewski – hand engraving artist at the Polish Security Printing Works.

On the left-hand side, there is an image of the manor house in Żelazowa Wola where the composer was born. On the right-hand side, there is a reproduction of the first edition of Mazurka in B-flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 and of the autograph of the composer. The back of the banknote shows a facsimile of a fragment of Etude in f-minor, Op. 10, No. 9, against a landscape with willows, characteristic of Central Poland region.
Motion carried watermark designer of the banknote, while the full development of sculpture watermark – Piotr Karczmarczyk of PWPW Cylinder Mould Production Section. Guilloches were prepared by Agnieszka Próchniak and Paweł Kosiński of our Graphical Design & Project Development Studio.

Subsequent collector notes appear at yearly intervals. – By releasing collectors note dedicated to some event or person we want to honour them in a truly unique way - says Jacek Polkowski of the NBP Press Office. On the question what is going to be celebrated next year Polkowski responds – We consider, among others, the 100^th anniversary of Czesław Milosz birth, or the 100^th anniversary of the Nobel Prize for Marie Skłodowska-Curie.

The banknote with Frederic Chopin – as the first Polish collector note – will besold solely at an internet auction in the Kolekcjoner service: www.kolekcjoner.nbp.pl Detailed information on collector banknotes can be found at: www.nbp.pl/banknoty

Based on  www.nbpnews.pl