Catalogus
| Uitgever | Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa (Polish State Loan Bank) |
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| Jaar | 1916 |
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| Waarde | 2 Marks (2 Marki) |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Printed in orange and green with black serial numbers; two female allegorical heads in profile face one another from the left and right edges of the note, framed by fine guilloche underprint work. The central field carries the denomination and issuer inscription in letterpress, set against a delicate lathe-work background. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | BILET POLSKIEJ KRAJOWEJ KASY POŻYCZKOWEJ DWIE MARKI POLSKIE (Translation: Note of the Polish State Loan Bank Two Polish Marks) |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa was a creation of the German occupation administration, established in 1916 to issue a parallel currency across the German-controlled General Government of Warsaw — a deliberate instrument for separating the occupied Polish territories economically from the Russian ruble zone. The Mark issues that followed were tied to the German Mark at par, effectively integrating the region into German wartime finance rather than Polish economic autonomy.
S. Manitius was a well-established Łódź printing house, pressed into service under occupation conditions. Local production kept logistics manageable but imposed real constraints on paper quality and press consistency — something collectors notice across the 1916 series.