Collection PL

Poland 1940 - 10 Zlotych Bank Emisyjny w Polsce Prefix C Kraków Issue Approval Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

The obverse follows established Polish banknote conventions developed during the late interwar period. Allegorical female figures, symmetrical composition, and restrained ornamentation reflect a conscious continuation of pre-1939 visual language. This continuity was intentional: for a denomination intended for frequent everyday use, recognizability and formal stability took precedence over stylistic innovation. Read more →

Poland 1940 - 20 Zlotych Bank Emisyjny w Polsce Prefix A Kraków Issue Approval Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

This Prefix A approval specimen of the 20 Złotych issue documents the formal authorization stage of the occupation-era monetary system administered by Bank Emisyjny w Polsce. Dated Kraków, 1 March 1940, the note represents the fully accepted production standard from which circulation printing was initiated. It is a completed, signed, and institutionally approved banknote retained as a reference at the moment when monetary authority was translated into physical form. Read more →

Poland 1941 - 1 Zloty Bank Emisyjny w Polsce State Note BD3580426 (Pick 99)

The 1 Zloty State Note issued by Bank Emisyjny w Polsce and dated Kraków, 1 August 1941, formed part of the second occupation-era monetary issue introduced for circulation within the General Government during the Second World War. It was the lowest denomination of the series and served as everyday transactional currency within the monetary system administered by Bank Emisyjny w Polsce. Read more →

Poland 1941 - 1 Zloty Bank Emisyjny w Polsce Uncut Sheet of 3 Notes (Pick 99b)

The sheet contains two circular punch holes and a red diagonal control mark extending across the printed layout. These permanent production-control features record the sheet's handling within the printing process and prevented the connected impressions from entering circulation as ordinary currency. Read more →