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Poland / Government-in-Exile WWII 15.8.1939 P-81 PMG Gem UNC 65 EPQ 5 Zlotych (Unissued)
From an unissued series of Poland that is shrouded in mystery. According to World War II Remembered these might have been designed and printed by the government in exile in anticipation of liberation, or they might have been printed after shortly after World War II. Either way, they were probably backdated but look very different from the issued Polish banknotes of the 1930s or 1940s. Various denominations were printed by different printers in Great Britain and the United States, with this one printed by Bradbury & Wilkinson. Examples rarely come up for auction and when they do they are usually specimens with a dark red overprint and contrived serial numbers. This example is fully "issued", and is one of just a few we have seen as such. Fantastic opportunity for the Polish specialist.
PMG Population in 65 EPQ: 2 (2 Finer)
From an unissued series of Poland that is shrouded in mystery. According to World War II Remembered these might have been designed and printed by the government in exile in anticipation of liberation, or they might have been printed after shortly after World War II. Either way, they were probably backdated but look very different from the issued Polish banknotes of the 1930s or 1940s. Various denominations were printed by different printers in Great Britain and the United States, with this one printed by Bradbury & Wilkinson. Examples rarely come up for auction and when they do they are usually specimens with a dark red overprint and contrived serial numbers. This example is fully "issued", and is one of just a few we have seen as such. Fantastic opportunity for the Polish specialist.
PMG Population in 65 EPQ: 2 (2 Finer)