#CURRENCY

Whether you are shopping at a market in the Dominican Republic (L) or relaxing at a beach bar in Thailand (R), chances are when it comes to paying, you will get your change back in coins that came from Poland. Photos: Corey Sipkin/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images; Romina Amato/Red Bull via Getty Images

Got change? Coins struck by the Mint of Poland are used as tender by people around the globe

If you frequently travel, you may have brought back some foreign currency from your voyages. There is a good chance the small change was minted in Warsaw, the capital of Poland where the Mint of Poland is headquartered.

Illustrative image. Photo Illustration: Cezary Kowalski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Trump victory hits Central European currencies

The Polish złoty, Hungarian forint and Czech crown came under pressure as the dollar rallied following news of Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election.

Jadwiga (L) is one of the most beloved Polish monarchs. Her husband, Władysław II (R), is already honored on the 100 zloty banknote. Photos: Portrait of Jadwiga by Marcello Bacciarelli, 1750; Michal Fludra/NurPhoto via Getty Images

No more all-boys club! Poland plans to introduce beloved female monarch to new note

Although the National Bank of Poland (NBP) regularly issues commemorative and collector’s banknotes depicting women, the paper money used in regular circulation honors exclusively men.

Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Suspended Polish payment services platform readies lawsuit against two banks

An online financial services company whose payment services business was suspended by the Polish financial authority (KNF) last week has responded by preparing lawsuits for hundreds of thousands of euros against two Polish banks.

Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Poland fails to meet eurozone entry conditions, EC reports

Poland has not met the necessary criteria to join the eurozone, according to the latest report by the European Commission published on Wednesday.

Photo Illustration by Cezary Kowalski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Almost half of Poles against euro adoption, according to survey

A total of 49% of respondents stated that Poland should not adopt the euro, according to a CBOS poll for the Polish Press Agency (PAP).

PAP/Darek Delmanowicz

‘We won’t join eurozone’, says Poland’s finance minister

Poland’s finance minister has said he is opposed to Poland joining the eurozone.