Collection

Poland 1940 — 10 Złotych (Contemporary Counterfeit, Pick 94x)

This is a striking example of a 1940 Poland — 10 Złotych contemporary counterfeit (Pick 94x), authenticated as PMG 55 About Uncirculated. Intended as a wartime forgery under German occupation, this note retains full original design touches—but critically, it was produced without serial numbers or issue letter designations, a telltale trait of clandestine counterfeiting. It bears a bold purple WERTLOS stamp (meaning “worthless”) across the face, a cancellation overprint likely applied in situ to deter circulation or mark detection. ... Read more →

Poland 1940 — 10 Złotych Printing Remnants (Forgery Workshop Underprint, Miłczak 94)

Fascinating semi-finished product from a wartime forgery workshop, connected with the 10 złotych 1940 issue (Miłczak 94). The piece is printed only with the underprint of the obverse design — background guilloches and the female allegorical portrait at left — without the main face value, overprints, or full intaglio elements. Trimmed to the correct banknote format, it represents an intermediate stage in the counterfeiting process. ... Read more →

Poland 1940 — 500 Złotych, Series A with Counterfeit Numbering (Pick 98a, PMG 15)

Original 500 złotych note of 1 March 1940 issued by the Bank Emisyjny w Polsce, Series A, with numbering that falls into the ranges later associated with diversionary forgeries. This note is genuine, but its serial begins within the counterfeit sequences (12xxxxx and 13xxxxx), making it an extremely rare survivor of the group later ordered withdrawn. During the German occupation, large numbers of forged 500 złotych notes were introduced into circulation as part of diversionary sabotage. ... Read more →