Planning your first holiday or business trip to Poland? Wondering how to use money in this growing European country? Not sure in which currency you will be able to pay? Looking for an iPhone currency calculator app for calculating currency conversions? No worries! As a native Pole living in Poland, I will explain to you everything you need to know about using the native money – Polish zloty – in my home country. Welcome to the Polish Currency Traveler’s Guide.
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?? Polish Zloty [PLN] – złoty (zł)
In short – the official currency that is in use in Poland is Polish Zloty (PLN), and 1 złoty is subdivided into 100 groszy (gr). Polish złoty has its name since 1919. The currency is stable, and an exchange rate fluctuates between 3 and 4 złoty for a United States dollar (USD), 4 and 4.50 złoty for a euro (EUR), and 5 and 6 złoty for a Pound sterling (GBP).
? What does the Polish zloty (PLN) look like?
Banknotes (notes)
This is what Polish zloty (PLN) notes (banknotes) look like – 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 zloties denominations.
There is also a 500 zł denomination, but it’s rarely spotted in circulation (although an ATM machine can give one, so don’t be surprised). If you will be paying with the 500 PLN in your hand, vendors can be suspicious – it’s totally normal, as we don’t see 500 denomination on a daily basis.
Coins
And this is what Polish zloty (PLN) coins look like – 5, 2, and 1 zloty, and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, and 1 grosz (groszy) denominations. Sometimes a vendor in a shop can give you your rest in the form of a 2 zloties collector edition (with some castle, city, or a person graphic on it) – it’s also a fully legal coin you can use to buy something, but if you are a tourist, I would just get it as a souvenir from Poland (a lot of Poles actually collect those coins).
? How to calculate GBP, USD, EUR and more to PLN and vice-versa
Pound to zloty (and zloty to pound), dollar to zloty (and zloty to dollar), euro to zloty (and zloty to euro)? The best way to calculate currency conversions is by using our free iPhone app – MixCoin. MixCoin is a free iOS (iPhone and iPad) currency calculator app, which calculates your money conversions instantly. It supports over 160+ worldwide currencies (including USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, CNY, NOK, CAD, RUB, and more), and is available for iOS 13.0 and up. Buying something in Poland and don’t know what’s the value in your currency? Just type the numbers in the local currency (Polish Zloty at the case), and our app will instantly tell you the value in the way understandable by you.
MixCoin supports all the popular conversions:
- USD to PLN, PLN to USD
- GBP to PLN, PLN to GBP
- EUR to PLN, PLN to EUR
- KRW to PLN, PLN to KRW
- CZK to PLN, PLN to CZK
- HUF to PLN, PLN to HUF
- RUB to PLN, PLN to RUB
- UAH to PLN, PLN to UAH
- CNY to PLN, PLN to CNY
- CAD to PLN, PLN to CAD
… and many more.
If you are not an iPhone user, you can type your conversion directly into Google search (e.g. “4 PLN to GBP“), yet it’s not as comfortable as using our dedicated app – you have to wait every time for the result of different requests when in our app the calculations are done instantly as you type.
? How to get Polish zloty
The easiest way to obtain the currency is going to the currency exchange place (called in Polish “kantor”), or withdrawing money (PLN) directly in any ATM machine. You can also use the Revolut app.
❓ FAQ
Yes, it is, and it’s the only official currency in use in Poland. You can pay in euro in a lot of places, but usually, the exchange rate won’t be favorable for you.
No, it isn’t. The exchange rate is variable and fluctuates between 4 and 4.50 złoty for one euro.
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MixCoin doesn't actually convert your money - it only calculates the conversion using the most actual rates (quotes).
I have 100 Zloty notes and loose change brought back from Poland to UK.
Is there any one place which will give the best exchange rate?
Thank you