20 marks
Features
| Issuer |
Poland
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Polish State Loan Bank (Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa) |
| Period |
Second Republic (1918-1939)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Value | 20 Marks (20 Marek) |
| Currency | Mark (1917-1924) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 145 × 90 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Issued | 17 May 1919 |
| Demonetized | 24 April 1924 |
| Number | N# 579262 |
| References | P# 21 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Brownish-red print on light background. Ornamental guilloche border around the note. The denomination "20" is placed in the corners of the border. At the bottom, within the lower frame, there is a legal clause regarding counterfeiting. Red serial number on the lower right side.
Lettering:
BILET POLSKIEJ KRAJOWEJ KASY POŻYCZKOWEJ
20 DWADZIEŚCIA 20
Państwo Polskie przyjmuje odpowiedzialność za wymianę niniejszego biletu na przyszłą walutę polską według stosunku, który dla marek polskich uchwali Sejm Ustawodawczy.
DYREKCJA Polskiej Krajowej Kasy Pożyczkowej
L. Żukowski, J. Karpiński
Główny Skarbnik M. Karpus]
DWADZIEŚCIA MAREK POLSKICH
Designer: Gustaw Rogalski
Reverse
Ornamental guilloche pattern in shades of brown, purple, and green. Large numerals "20" integrated into floral motifs on both top corners. In the center, within an octagonal medallion surrounded by scrolls, a profile portrait of Tadeusz Kościuszko facing left.
Lettering: 20 / 20 / TADEUSZ KOŚCIUSZKO
Comments
Designer: Gustaw Rogalski
Signatures: Directorate: L. Żukowski & J. Karpiński, Chief Treasurer: M. Karpus
Historical Context: These banknotes were issued during the formative years of the Second Polish Republic, prior to the currency reform of Władysław Grabski that introduced the Złoty. The text on the obverse explicitly promises the future exchange of these Marks into the upcoming official Polish currency.
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