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Poland 1994 - 50 Zlotych Discovery AR Prefix Approval Specimen Without Overprints (Pick Unlisted)

1994 • Approval Specimen Without Overprints • 50 Zlotych • Uncirculated • Held

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Poland 1994 50 Zlotych discovery AR prefix approval specimen without overprints, serial AR0000000, red vertical control numbering, final issued-style design, and Thomas De La Rue production origin.
Poland 1994 50 Zlotych discovery AR prefix approval specimen without overprints, serial AR0000000, red vertical control numbering, final issued-style design, and Thomas De La Rue production origin.

At a glance

  • Country: Poland
  • Year: 1994
  • Denomination: 50 Zlotych
  • Type: Approval Specimen Without Overprints
  • Grade: Uncirculated
  • Status: Held
  • Tags: Approval Specimen; Approval Specimen Without Overprints; Approval-Stage Specimen; Discovery AR Prefix; Discovery Prefix; Discovery Material; Production-Stage Discovery; Specimen; Uncatalogued; Unlisted Approval Prefix; AR Prefix; Serial AR0000000; Zero Serial Number; Red Vertical Control Numbering; Thomas De La Rue; TDLR; Milczak AA Listed Without Image; Milczak Unlisted AR Prefix; Pick Unlisted; Previously Undocumented AR Prefix; Approval Prefix Evidence; Physical Approval Specimen; Hidden Approval Material; Poland Currency Redesign 1994; National Bank of Poland; Narodowy Bank Polski; Modern Polish Banknotes; Security Printing History; Design Approval Process; Pre Issue Control Note; Printer Approval Material; Final Issued-Style Design; King Casimir III the Great; Kazimierz Wielki; Andrzej Heidrich; Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz; Wieslaw Biernatowicz; Poland; Poland 1994; 1994; 50 Zlotych; Museum Grade; R9 Extremely Rare; Unique

Description and research notes

Discovery AR-prefix approval specimen of the 50 Zlotych banknote from the 1994 Polish issue, bearing serial number AR0000000. The piece documents a previously unrecorded AR-prefix approval-stage form within the production record of the series.

The face preserves the complete 50 Zlotych design prepared for the National Bank of Poland, with the portrait of King Casimir III the Great, the Polish eagle, the denomination PIĘĆDZIESIĄT ZŁOTYCH, the large 50 value device at left, the National Bank of Poland title, and the Warsaw date of 25 March 1994. The printed signatures are those of Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, President of the National Bank of Poland, and Wieslaw Biernatowicz, Chief Treasurer.

Serial number AR0000000 identifies the piece within the previously undocumented AR-prefix approval group. The prefix provides the principal diagnostic connection with the related AR-prefix production material from the 1994 50 Zlotych issue.

Produced by Thomas De La Rue in London for the National Bank of Poland, the note carries Andrzej Heidrich's completed 1994 design with layered guilloche work, detailed denomination panels, ornamental security structures, and the King Casimir III the Great watermark in the left field.

This AR-prefix approval specimen is a direct production artifact from the creation of Poland's 1994 banknote issue. Its AR0000000 serial, final design, Thomas De La Rue production origin, and documented approval-stage format establish a previously unrecorded production form absent from Milczak and Pick.

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Poland 1994 Approval Specimen Approval Specimen Without Overprints Approval-Stage Specimen Discovery AR Prefix Discovery Prefix Discovery Material Production-Stage Discovery Specimen Uncatalogued Unlisted Approval Prefix AR Prefix Serial AR0000000 Zero Serial Number Red Vertical Control Numbering Thomas De La Rue TDLR Milczak AA Listed Without Image Milczak Unlisted AR Prefix Pick Unlisted Previously Undocumented AR Prefix Approval Prefix Evidence Physical Approval Specimen Hidden Approval Material Poland Currency Redesign 1994 National Bank of Poland Narodowy Bank Polski Modern Polish Banknotes Security Printing History Design Approval Process Pre Issue Control Note Printer Approval Material Final Issued-Style Design King Casimir III the Great Kazimierz Wielki Andrzej Heidrich Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz Wieslaw Biernatowicz Poland 1994 50 Zlotych Museum Grade R9 Extremely Rare Unique

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