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| Issuer | Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A. (PWPW) |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Composition | Polymer |
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| Obverse lettering | PWPW 2023 23 PWPW Hueck Folien PTEROIS VOLITANS Lionfish |
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| Protection type | Hologram, Polymer window |
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| Comments |
PWPW issues these promotional specimen notes — internally called "test notes" — to showcase their current security printing capabilities to potential central bank clients. The "Coral" series is part of that commercial demonstration program, not a circulating instrument of any issuing authority. The polymer substrate and integrated window are the selling points; the note exists to sell the printer, not to move through an economy.
PWPW has operated as a security printer since 1919 and has issued numerous such promotional pieces over the decades, each tied to a specific technology the firm was actively marketing at the time of issue.