Currencies of Poland

currency of Poland

thumb|upright=1.4|Barile (large groschen), Florence, 1506

The Papiermark (; 'paper mark') was a derisive term for the Mark (sign: ℳ︁) after it went off the gold standard, and most specifically with the era of hyperinflation in Germany of 1922 and 1923. Formally, the same German mark was used from 1871 to 1923. Like many countries, Germany departed the gold standard due to the outbreak of World War I, and stopped issuing gold coins backed in marks in August 1914. Precious metals rapidly disappeared from circulation, and inflation occurred as paper money was used to cover war debts in 1914 to 1918. Still, the papiermark is more associated with the earl

currency of the Free City of Danzig between 1923 and 1939

currency issued in the independent Free City of Kraków in 1835

coin

former currency

private mint of Poland

Occupation currency of World War I

Medieval Polish coins

tool of foreign exchange control

currency forced on the inmates of the Lodz Ghetto

thumb|right|200px|The 500 Polish zloty|zloty note, so-called "Góral" Młynarki was the popular name for the currency notes of the General Government (part of German-occupied Poland) during World War II that were issued by the German-controlled Bank of Issue in Poland. They were named after the president of the bank, Feliks Młynarski.