Catalog
10 Marek Polskich
| Issuer | Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Reference(s) | P#12 |
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| Obverse lettering | MAREK POLSKICH 10 Rzesza Niemiecka przyjmuje odpowiedzialność za spłatę biletów Polskiej Krajowej Kasy Pożyczkowej w Markach Niemieckich po cenie nominalnej. Zarząd Generał-Gubernatorstwa Warszawskiego Warszawa, dn. 9-go grudnia 1916 r. Kto podrabia lub fałszuje bilety Polskiej Krajowej Kasy Pożyczkowej, albo puszcza w obieg lub usiłuje puścić w obieg podrobione lub fałszowane bilety, podlega karze ciężkiego więzienia. 1917 |
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| Reverse lettering | BILET POLSKIEJ KRAJOWEJ KASY POŻYCZKOWEJ 10 DZIESIĘĆ MAREK POLSKICH |
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The Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa — the Polish State Loan Bank — was a monetary institution established by the German occupying administration in 1916, not a Polish sovereign institution in any meaningful sense. Its notes were instruments of German wartime economic policy, designed to extract resources from occupied Polish territory while giving the appearance of local financial autonomy. The 10 Marek denomination circulated alongside German military marks, which created persistent confusion and friction in daily commerce.
A serial number was the sole security measure — thin protection against counterfeiting, but consistent with the provisional character of the entire issue.