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20 Zlotys WW2 Polish Government in Exile
| Issuer | Bank Polski |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Obverse description | Blue on multicolored underprint. At right, a vignette of a young woman in traditional Polish folk costume with a floral wreath headpiece. The centre carries the issuing authority inscription BANK POLSKI and denomination DWADZIEŚCIA ZŁOTYCH, with place and date of issue WARSZAWA, DNIA 20 SIERPNIA 1939 R. Three signature lines for PREZES, NACZELNY DYREKTOR, and GŁÓWNY SKARBNIK appear below, with a serial number in red. A large decorative guilloche panel bearing the numeral 20 occupies the left portion. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK POLSKI DWADZIEŚCIA ZŁOTYCH WARSZAWA, DNIA 20 SIERPNIA 1939 R. PREZES NACZELNY DYREKTOR GŁÓWNY SKARBNIK AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue. A central landscape vignette presents a wooden church with a distinctive tiered tower set among trees, rendered in fine intaglio line work. The denomination DWADZIEŚCIA ZŁOTYCH and numeral 20 appear in the upper portion, while a legal tender inscription runs along the lower margin. A large ornate guilloche medallion bearing the numeral 20 is positioned at the right. |
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