1000 marek 1916 — Poland ( Pick: 16 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 1000 marek issued in Poland in 1916. It is cataloged under Pick number 16.
On the front, the design features a crowned eagle on the left alongside the text "Zarzad General-Gubernatorstwa," with a color scheme of brown and red. The back displays busts of a Roman soldier on the left and a man on the right, accompanied by the inscription "REPUBLIC Polska Krajowa Kasa Pozyczkowa POLISH STATE LOAN BANK 1919 First Issue."
This note measures 189 x 114 mm and is printed in red and dark brown, as well as dark blue and pink.
On the front, the design features a crowned eagle on the left alongside the text "Zarzad General-Gubernatorstwa," with a color scheme of brown and red. The back displays busts of a Roman soldier on the left and a man on the right, accompanied by the inscription "REPUBLIC Polska Krajowa Kasa Pozyczkowa POLISH STATE LOAN BANK 1919 First Issue."
This note measures 189 x 114 mm and is printed in red and dark brown, as well as dark blue and pink.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 9 December 1916
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Red and dark brown print; dark blue and pink print; red serial
- Dimensions
- 189 x 114 mm
- Pick catalog
- 16
About this banknote
The Polish State Loan Bank (Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa) issued the 1,000 marek banknote on December 9, 1916, during the German occupation of Poland in World War I. This issuance was part of the 1916-1917 series, introduced to establish a distinct Polish currency under the General Government of Warsaw.
The obverse features a crowned eagle on the left, with inscriptions including "Zarząd Generał-Gubernatorstwa" and the denomination "TYSIĄC MAREK POLSKICH." The reverse displays busts of a Roman soldier on the left and a man on the right, with the text "BILET POLSKIEJ KRAJOWEJ KASY POŻYCZKOWEJ." This note, cataloged as Pick 16, measures 189 x 114 mm and is printed on paper.
