A sought-after and treasured Bank of Poland in Emigration banknote in a non-circulating variety.
Marked with the A series, the most commonly quoted for the denomination presented.
Banknote in issue condition, with no technical flaws. Only in the unprinted field minor superficial discoloration and traces of ink. Centric printing, colors intensely saturated. Naturalness and emissive freshness confirmed by EPQ.
Piece appreciated very well by PMG. It is one of only 11 pieces appearing in the register.
In September 1939, the Bank of Poland was evacuated to Paris and began preparing a new issue of banknotes. It was intended to be the currency in force in Poland after the end of World War II. The banknotes were made on high-quality, special bank paper, using the so-called intaglio and intaglio technique. The first issue, dated August 15, was made at the Bradbruy, Wilkinson & Co New Malden (UK) printing house and the Thomas de la Rue & Co London printing house, and included denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 zlotys. The second issue came out of the Amercan Bank Note Company printing plant in New York and included denominations of 20 and 50 zlotys. The banknotes were never put into circulation, and in 1951 the mintage was destroyed, leaving only 1,000 circulating pieces each and 1,000 pieces with the MODEL imprint.