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5 Marks
| Issuer | Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa (Polish State Loan Bank) |
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| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green and brown letterpress note with a scalloped border frame. The upper and lower margins carry the issuer's name split across two horizontal bands reading 'POLSKA KRAJOWA' and 'KASA POŻYCZKOWA', with the numeral '5' at each corner. The centre bears the denomination 'PIĘĆ MAREK POLSKICH' in bold text above a multi-line redemption pledge text, dated Warsaw 23 August 1919, flanked on the left by a vignette of the Polish crowned eagle coat of arms and on the right by an oval portrait vignette of a woman in profile; two manuscript signatures appear below the pledge text. |
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| Obverse lettering | POLSKA KRAJOWA KASA POŻYCZKOWA PIĘĆ MAREK POLSKICH PAŃSTWO POLSKIE BIERZE NA SIEBIE ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚĆ ZA WYMIANĘ NINIEJSZEGO BILETU NA PRZYSZŁĄ WALUTĘ POLSKĄ WEDŁUG STOSUNKU, KTÓREGO DLA MAREK POLSKICH UCHWALI SEJM USTAWODAWCZY. WARSZAWA, DNIA 23 SIERPNIA 1919 ROKU DYREKCJA POLSKIEJ KRAJOWEJ KASY POŻYCZKOWEJ SKARBNIK GŁÓWNY |
| Reverse description | Uniform green underprint with an intricate arabesque and foliate guilloche filling the entire field. The numeral '5' appears in two circular cartouches at left and right centre. A central shield vignette carries the Polish eagle, surrounded by dense scrollwork. The anti-counterfeiting warning text is set in a plain rectangular panel in the upper centre, while the series designation and serial number are printed in dark ink in the lower left and lower right corners respectively. |
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