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Poland 1994 - 50 Zlotych Discovery AR Prefix Specimen Perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE (Pick Unlisted)

1994 • Discovery AR Prefix Specimen Perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE • 50 Zlotych • Uncirculated • Held

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Poland 1994 50 Zlotych discovery AR prefix specimen perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE, serial AR0000000, with handwritten archive date 30.4.96, printer annotations, and Thomas De La Rue production origin.
Poland 1994 50 Zlotych discovery AR prefix specimen perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE, serial AR0000000, with handwritten archive date 30.4.96, printer annotations, and Thomas De La Rue production origin.

At a glance

  • Country: Poland
  • Year: 1994
  • Denomination: 50 Zlotych
  • Type: Discovery AR Prefix Specimen Perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE
  • Grade: Uncirculated
  • Status: Held
  • Tags: Specimen; Discovery AR Prefix; Discovery Prefix; Discovery Material; Production-Stage Discovery; Perforated Specimen; Perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE; Specimen of No Value; Printer Annotations; Handwritten Archive Date; 30.4.96; AR Prefix; Serial AR0000000; Zero Serial Number; Thomas De La Rue; TDLR; Milczak Unlisted; Pick Unlisted; Milczak Unlisted AR Prefix; Previously Undocumented AR Prefix; AR Prefix Specimen Evidence; Physical Specimen Control Form; De La Rue Archival Control; Poland Currency Redesign 1994; National Bank of Poland; Narodowy Bank Polski; Modern Polish Banknotes; Security Printing History; Specimen Control Procedures; Pre Issue Control Note; Printer Control 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; Annotations; Handwritten Annotations

Description and research notes

Discovery AR-prefix perforated specimen of the 50 Zlotych banknote from the 1994 Polish issue, bearing serial number AR0000000 and cancelled by the perforated inscription SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE. This AR-prefix form is unrecorded in Milczak and Pick and belongs to the same discovery-level production group as the related AR approval specimen and AR red-overprint specimen.

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, the Warsaw date of 25 March 1994, and the printed signatures of Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz and Wieslaw Biernatowicz.

Serial number AR0000000 identifies the piece within the previously undocumented AR-prefix specimen group. The SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE perforation passes directly through the printed note and forms the principal cancellation feature of this specimen type.

Handwritten archival markings remain on the face, including the date 30.4.96 along the lower margin, accompanying handwritten initials or notation, and a pencil control reference at the upper right. These annotations preserve evidence of later printer handling and archival retention.

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 perforated specimen is a direct production artifact from the 1994 banknote program. Its AR0000000 serial, SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE perforation, archival annotations, Thomas De La Rue production origin, and complete final design document a previously unrecorded specimen form within the production history of the series.

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Poland 1994 Specimen Discovery AR Prefix Discovery Prefix Discovery Material Production-Stage Discovery Perforated Specimen Perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE Specimen of No Value Printer Annotations Handwritten Archive Date 30.4.96 AR Prefix Serial AR0000000 Zero Serial Number Thomas De La Rue TDLR Milczak Unlisted Pick Unlisted Milczak Unlisted AR Prefix Previously Undocumented AR Prefix AR Prefix Specimen Evidence Physical Specimen Control Form De La Rue Archival Control Poland Currency Redesign 1994 National Bank of Poland Narodowy Bank Polski Modern Polish Banknotes Security Printing History Specimen Control Procedures Pre Issue Control Note Printer Control 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 Annotations Handwritten Annotations

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