2022-04-21 Thu

Casimir Jagiellon was a crown prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 15th century. He is described as a young man of exceptional politeness and humility, education and intellect, striving for fairness and justice. He is featured on a few banknotes of the above countries. A 50 Zlotych banknote of Poland issued in the year 1994 features Saint Casimir.

The front design features the Portrait of King Casimir III the Great in the center area, with the inscription, "KAZIMIERZ I WIELKI", in the decorative medallion. The back design features the depiction of an eagle from the royal seal of Casimir III the Great in the center area, with royal insignia, orb, and scepter, underneath.

Below the seal, there’s a rectangular field of ornamentation bearing the number "50". To the left of the eagle on decorative guilloche ribbon, there’s a drawing of the crown in oval and four "50"s around the crown, with a fragment below of a panorama of the town of Kazimierz. On the right-hand side fragment of the panorama of Cracow is seen.

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