Collection PL

Poland 1988 - 50 Zlotych Prefix HK Missing Signatures Date Print Error Issued Note (Pick 142c)

The portrait depicts General Karol Świerczewski, a prominent military figure of the Polish People’s Republic era. The surrounding design incorporates a dense offset guilloche network and intaglio portrait engraving typical of late communist-period banknote production at Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych in Warsaw.

Poland 1988 - 50 Zlotych Prefix HK Issued Note (Pick 142c)

The obverse presents the portrait of General Karol Świerczewski, a military figure associated with the communist period of Polish history. His portrait is rendered in detailed intaglio engraving and surrounded by a complex network of offset guilloche patterns designed both for aesthetic balance and security. The large open watermark field at left contains the 'Eagle Arms' watermark, a stylized representation of Poland’s national emblem embedded into the paper during manufacture.

Poland 1946 - 1 Zloty Narodowy Bank Polski State Note (Pick 123)

The obverse centres the written denomination within an ornate guilloche rosette surrounded by geometric ornamentation and the issuing clause declaring Narodowy Bank Polski notes to be legal tender in Poland. Printed signatures of President Edward Drożniak, Managing Director Witold Trąmpczyński, and Treasurer Karol Pustówka appear below. The reverse presents a matching guilloche composition featuring both the numeric and written denomination executed in the same amaranth typographic printing.

Poland 1946 - 1 Zloty Narodowy Bank Polski Specimen (Pick 123s)

The obverse centres the written denomination within an ornate guilloche rosette surrounded by geometric ornamentation and the issuing clause of Narodowy Bank Polski. Printed signatures of President Edward Drożniak, Managing Director Witold Trąmpczyński, and Treasurer Karol Pustówka appear below the central design. The reverse presents a matching guilloche composition with both the numeric and written denomination executed in amaranth typographic printing.