Catalog
1 Cent (0,01 US$)
| Issuer | Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Size | 100 x 50 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BON TOWAROWY FL 2996943 UPOWAŻNIA DO POBRANIA TOWARÓW EKSPORTU WEWNĘTRZNEGO WARTOŚCI $0,01$ JEDEN CENT BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI S.A. WARSZAWA, DNIA 1 LIPCA 1969 ROKU BON TOWAROWY MOŻE BYĆ ZREALIZOWANY W KAŻDEJ PLACÓWCE BANKU POLSKA KASA OPIEKI S.A. |
| Reverse description | Pale yellow-green reverse centred on an oval guilloche vignette carrying the denomination '$0,01$' in matching green tones, surrounded by fine lathe-work ornament. A circular bank stamp impression is positioned to the right of the vignette. The lower portion bears a three-line cautionary legend in capitals advising that lost vouchers will not be replaced. |
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Bank Polska Kasa Opieki — PKO — occupied a peculiar institutional position in communist Poland: a state-controlled bank nominally oriented toward the Polish diaspora, allowed to deal in hard Western currency at a time when ordinary Poles had no legal access to dollars. These small-denomination dollar certificates were issued specifically for use in the Pewex network of hard-currency shops, where foreign goods unavailable in the regular socialist retail system could be purchased. The 1 cent value existed because the system was designed to eliminate any excuse for giving change in actual US coins.