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| Polish banknotes 500000 Zloty banknote, Henryk Sienkiewicz. |
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| Polish banknotes 500000 Zloty note |
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Obverse: Portrait of Henryk Sienkiewicz - Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist.
Reverse: Heraldic composition (coat of arms) - 3 opened books on the shield, crossed sabers and military flags.
The three open books represent a Henryk Sienkiewicz trilogy, comprising:
- With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem, 1884), which took place during the 17th century Cossack revolt known as the Khmelnytsky Uprising; made into a movie with the same title;
- The Deluge (Potop, 1886), describing the Swedish invasion of Poland known as The Deluge; made into a movie with the same title;
- Fire in the Steppe (Pan Wołodyjowski, 1888), which took place during wars with the Ottoman Empire in the late 17th century; made into a film titled Colonel Wolodyjowski.