Generalne Gubernatorstwo Warszawskie (Government General of Warsaw - German occupied Polish Congress territory), 1 Marek, 9 December 1916 Manufacturer: Generalne Gubernatorstwo Warszawskie (Government General of Warsaw)
Printer: Polska Krajowa Kasa Pozyczkowa (Polish Loan Bank )
Magistrate: Wolfgang von Kreis

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1916

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Paper

Dimensions

2 3/4 × 4 1/4 in. (7 × 10.8 cm)

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Bequest of Irving Dillaye-Vann, B.A. 1897

Accession Number

2001.87.31503

Geography

Made in Poland

Culture

Polish

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Field divided into four rectangular quadrants, tall l. quadrant containing crowned medallion with red interior and grisaille Polish spread-eagle design, framed by intricate grisaille scrolling, fruit and foilage bouquets, long rectangular quadrant containing title, "JEDNA MARKA POLSKA," quadrant below text "Rzesza Niemiecka przyjmuje odpo- / wiedzlalnosc za splate biletow Polskiej / Krajowej Kasy Pozyczkowej w Markach / Niemiechkich po cenie nominalnej / Zarzad General-Gubernatorstwa / Warszawskiego / Warszawa, dn. 9go grudnia 1916 roku.," below (three signatures) followed by red circular medallion with Polish spread eagle emblem with two medallion wings containg "1"s flanked by broken date 19/17 and large black "1"s, fourth footnote quadrant reads "Kto podrabia lub falszuje bilety Polskiej Krajowej Kasy Pozycz- / kowej, bo puszcza w obieg lub usiluje puscie w obieg podrobione / lub falszowane bilety, podlega karze ciezkiego wieziemia."

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: In field Blue-Red-Blue gradient, faded all-over brocade pattern, top center "BILET POLSKIEJKRAJOWEJ KASY POLYCZKOWEJ," central "1" medallion in Red region, two flanking Blue regions feature medallions with female portrait busts faced towards bank-note's center, bottom center "JEDNA MARKA POLSKA," black text serial number stanped in upper r. corner.
Provenance
Irving Dillaye-Van, to about 1938; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1938–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

money, paper money

Marks

Pierced at center; Black text serial number stanped in upper r. corner.\r\n

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