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Non-working days in Poland are Sundays, Saturdays and the following holidays: New Year's Day (Jan. 1st), the Easter (Easter Sunday and Monday are moveable holidays), Labour Day (May 1st), the anniversary of the Constitution of May Third (May 3rd), Corpus Christi (Thursday, moveable feast), Feast of the Assumption (Aug. 15th), All Saint's Day (Nov. 1st), National Independence Day (Nov. 11th), Christmas Holidays (Dec. 25th and 26th).
Money
Money can be changed at banks or exchange counters. Credit cards are accepted in shops, travel offices, airlines agencies, petrol stations, etc. There is no time limit on the use of credit cards - they can be used 24h. Loss of a credit card should be reported immediately: tel. +48-22 515 31 50 or 515 30 00 (24hr service). The Polish currency is the zloty (PLN) divided into 100 groszy. Coins in circulation: 1, 2, 5 zlotys and 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 groszy. Banknotes: 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 zlotys.
Useful telephone numbers
Nationwide toll-free 24 hour emergency phone numbers are:
Ambulance 999
Fire Brigade 998
Police 997
Mobile Phone Holders Assistance 112
Visitors to Poland can use the following emergency number in operation during the whole summer season: 0-800 200 300, +(48-608) 599 999
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