½ Mark

Features

Issuer	Poland
Issuing bank	Polish State Loan Bank (Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa)
Period	Second Republic (1918-1939)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1920
Value	½ Mark (Pół Marki)
Currency	Mark (1917-1924)
Composition	Paper
Size	105 × 65 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 213392
References	P# 30 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

Portrait of T. Kosciuszko on the right.
Coat of arms of Poland (White Eagle) on the Left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1/2
1/2
1/2
Polska + Krajowa
Kasa + Pożyczkowa
DÓŁ MARKI POLSKIEJ
PAŃSTWO POLSKIE BIERZE NA SIEBIE ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚĆ ZA WYMIANE NINIEJSZEGO BILETU NA PRZYSZŁĄ WALUTE POLSKĄ WE WŁAŚCIWYM DŁUGU STOSUNKU, KTÓRY DLA MAREK POLSKICH USTAWI SEJM USTAWODAWCZY."
WARSZAWA, DNIA 7. LUT. 1920 ROKU
DYREKCJA POLSKIEJ KRAJOWEJ KASY POŻYCZKOWEJ

Reverse

Coat of arms of Poland (White Eagle) at centre.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
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1/2
1/2
KTO PODRABIA LUB FAŁSZUJE BILETY POLSKIEJ KRAJOWEJ KASY POŻYCZKOWEJ ALBO PUSZCZA W OBIEG LUB UŻYWA TAKIE BILETY PODROBIONE LUB FAŁSZOWANE BILETY PODLEGA KARZE CIĘŻKIEGO WIĘZIENIA

Watermark

Geometric pattern of diamonds

Printer

Polish Security Printing Works (Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A.), Warsaw, Poland (1919-date)

Comments

The ½ Mark bill was issued in 1920 to support the Polish economy after the First World War. It was a period of transition, and Poland was trying to stabilize its currency.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1920-Feb-07						$ 4.10	$ 5.80	$ 8.10	$ 16	$ 23

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	Katz Auction 87 Lot 2239	21 Jun 2023	UNC	USD 22.07 (EUR 19.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 87 Lot 2238	21 Jun 2023	UNC	USD 22.07 (EUR 19.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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