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50 Groszy

Polish banknote 50 Groszy with issue dates 1944 (1944 series)

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Issuer: Poland
Period: Lubelska's Series
Type: Standard circulation
Years: 1944
Value: 50 Groszy
Currency: Second Zloty
Series: 1944 series
Material: Paper
Size: 81 x 52 mm
Shape: rectangular
Variants: 3

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Issuer: Poland
Period: Lubelska's Series
Type: Standard circulation
Years: 1944
Value: 50 Groszy
Currency: Second Zloty
Series: 1944 series

Catalog description

This 50-groszy banknote belongs to the 1944 Lubelska’s Series, prepared during the reconstruction of Poland’s monetary circulation at the end of the Second World War. It is a small rectangular paper note, with a denomination equal to fifty hundredths of a złoty. Such a low value was intended for minor everyday payments in the conditions of the post-war economy, although its actual purchasing power varied according to location, the availability of goods, and rapidly changing prices.

The note is interesting not only as evidence of money in use during the decisive year of 1944, but also as a document of post-war collecting culture. Collectors encounter both the standard circulation variety and later reprints identified with 1974 and with the XXXV-lecie PRL anniversary edition of 1979. Distinguishing these forms is important for identification, since a later reprint may resemble a circulation example while not being the original issue. The banknote therefore offers a useful illustration of how short-lived historical issues were later recalled and presented within numismatic culture.

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Year / date	Variant details
1944	Material: Paper Variety: reprint 1974 Reprint Catalog reference: 1974 Reprint
1944	Material: Paper Variety: reprint XXXV - LECIE PRL 1979 reprint Catalog reference: XXXV - LECIE PRL 1979 reprint
1944	Material: Paper Variety: standard circulation variant 1

Year / date	Variant details
1944	Material: Paper Variety: reprint 1974 Reprint Catalog reference: 1974 Reprint
1944	Material: Paper Variety: reprint XXXV - LECIE PRL 1979 reprint Catalog reference: XXXV - LECIE PRL 1979 reprint
1944	Material: Paper Variety: standard circulation variant 1

50 Groszy

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