The obverse of the note features a likeness of King John III Sobieski.
The reverse depicts a crowned eagle and the Wilanów Palace in Warsaw.
[1] The banknotes feature a double-letter prefix and a seven-digit serial number.
Once the złoty was reinstated in 1924, a 500 złotych note featuring an image of Tadeusz Kościuszko, dated 1919 and printed in advance in United Kingdom, was put into circulation.
The so-called Lublin series (seria lubelska) of banknotes dated 1944 included a 500 złotych note.