The 100 zloty 1794 denomination belongs, along with the 500 zloty and the 1000 zloty, to the group of three high denominations of the so-called long banknotes of the Insurrection (issued on June 8, 1794), and is the only one of the three that is still reasonably available, although obtaining it today is not the easiest thing to do.
The present piece of good presentation. After conservation corrections - on the reverse side, one can see pulp corrections on the line of the central fracture and additions below the upper left corner, coinciding with the digits of the date (1794). Despite the corrections, the paper texture is good, and the dry seal is clearly visible. The color scheme is faded light pink, with more pronounced lightening of the longer edges.
On the obverse, handwritten signatures of three commissioners: Jan Gaczkowski, Jan Klek and Antoni Michałowski. Each in a different ink. Also authored by the last one is the handwritten numbering of the banknote.
An additional asset is the full so-called "inscription" watermark of the Dutch company that produced the paper on which the Kościuszko Insurrection tickets were printed - filigree J HONIG & ZOONEN. With the aforementioned higher denominations, not only do we have a different paper used for printing (thick, with a weight of ca = 90 g), but the filigree used on it itself has larger dimensions. A comparison of the sizes of the two filigrees can be seen in the additional photograph in the auction.
An interesting feature of the higher denominations of Insurrection banknotes is the use of a two-color border around the banknote, printed using woodcut technique. It was one of the security features of this banknote against forgery. On the 100 zloty denomination, the technique of printing in two colors, i.e. black proper and red, was used as a fill in every other element of the frame, thus making possible forgery even more difficult. On the auction bill this feature is perfectly visible.