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4 Złote Polskie
| Issuer | Polish Treasury (Dyrekcya Biletów Skarbowych) |
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| Year | 1794 |
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| In circulation to | 1794 |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on plain paper, the note is enclosed within a typeset border decorated with repeated star and paragraph-symbol ornaments at corners and along all four sides. The upper portion bears the date inscription 'Uchwała d. 4ta 7bris 1794.' in letterpress, above the large central legend 'BILET SKARBOWY'. Below this runs the denomination inscription 'Na Cztery Złote Polskie', flanked by a boxed numeral denomination 'Złt: 4' at lower left and the text 'Cztery Złote' in a box at lower right, with a circular official seal reading 'WOLNOŚĆ CAŁOŚĆ NIEPODLEGŁOŚĆ' at centre. The issuing authority 'DYREKCYA B.S' appears at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is largely plain paper with a central rectangular vignette of double-line frame enclosing a handwritten manuscript signature accompanied by two hand-stamped or hand-drawn geometric corner marks, serving as the authorising countersignature for the note. |
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The 4 Złote Polskie belongs to the Kościuszko Uprising insurrection notes — emergency paper currency authorized by the revolutionary government in the desperate final months of Polish independence. The Dyrekcya Biletów Skarbowych was established specifically to finance the 1794 uprising against Russian and Prussian partition forces, making these notes instruments of armed resistance as much as monetary instruments.
Printed in Warsaw while the city was under siege conditions, the series required hand-applied seals and individual countersignatures, which is why no two examples are identical in their authentication marks. The uprising collapsed in November 1794, and Poland ceased to exist as a sovereign state for over a century following the Third Partition.