Bank Polski

This article is about the 19th-century bank. For Poland's central bank during the interwar period, see Bank Polski SA. For other uses, see Bank of Poland.
Former building of the Bank Polski in Warsaw

The Bank Polski (lit. 'Bank of Poland'), sometimes referred to as the "First Bank of Poland" to distinguish it from its 20th-century namesake,[1]: 97  was a public bank in Congress Poland. It was created in 1828, initially with an broad scope of activities that soon started shrinking as a consequence of Poland's political upheavals. The Bank Polski ceased minting coins in late 1832, ceased issuing notes in Polish złoty in 1841, lost its monetary role entirely in 1870, and was eventually absorbed in 1885 by the State Bank of the Russian Empire.[2]

  1. ^ Krzysztof Łopuszyński (2018), "The Idea of Central Banking in the Final Years of the First Polish Republic", Roczniki Nauk Prawnych (XXVIII:3)
  2. ^ Małgorzata Grzesik-Kulesza (April 2017), "The creation of the Bank of Poland in the years 1828–1885" (PDF), Przegląd Prawa Konstytucyjnego