111111 - Banknotes of the Polish Issuing Bank (Krakow zlotys). German occupation. -222222
Deutsches Reich
German state
Governorate-General
Generalgouvernement
Generalne Gubernatorstwo
REFERENCE: Generalgouvernement (Polish: Generalne Gubernatorstwo) (1939-1945) - an administrative-territorial entity in Poland occupied by Nazi Germany in 1939. Some regions of Poland (Poznań, Katowice, Polish Pomerania) were annexed by the Third Reich as Reichsgau or even ordinary districts and were not part of the General Government. The Governor General was established on October 26, 1939 in accordance with the order of the Reich Chancellor of the German Empire Adolf Hitler of October 12, 1939. Until July 31, 1940 it was called Generalgouvernement für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete, and after that - Generalgouvernement. The Governor General was divided into four districts: Krakow District, Warsaw District, Lublin District and Radom District. In August 1941, the lands of Galicia (the fifth district - the District of Galicia - with a center in Lemberg), which in 1939-1941 were part of the Ukrainian SSR, were also included in the Governor General. The capital of the General Government was Krakow. The Governor of the General Government is Hans Frank.
Overprinted Polish banknotes - "Generalgouvernement für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete"
Handled 01.02.1940 20.05.1940 g
Numerous fakes are known both for circulation and to the detriment of collectors.
BANK EMISYJNY W POLSCE
Issue 1940 (Krakow zlotys)
Printing: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 z . - Giesecke & Devrient; 10 z. - Zakłady Graficzne Banku Emisyjnego, Kraków; 10, 20, 100, 500 g. Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych, Warszawa; 20 z. - Zakłady Graficzne "Stuka", Kraków *3.
Release 1941 (Krakow zlotys)
Printing: 1, 2, 5, 100 z . - Zakłady Graficzne Banku Emisyjnego, Kraków; 1, 5, 50, 100 cl. Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych, Warszawa *3.Notes:
* 1 - sample for sample archive - Abteilung Mustersammlung.
* 2 - high-quality fakes of English origin.
* 3 - there is no exact data on the series of which banknotes were printed in a specific printing house.
* 4 - banknote of 1000 zl. existed only in the form of projects, in 2004 copies of banknotes were printed with reconstructed clichés. MCSM series. It should be noted that the reverses of the copies do not correspond to the well-known photograph of the project, namely, the reverse texts in the photograph are made in Ukrainian, on the copies these texts are in Polish.
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