Polish marka

Polish Mark ( marka polska, abbreviated as mp. ) Was the national currency in the so-called Regency Kingdom of Poland was 1916-1918 and the Second Polish Republic 1918-1924 On April 14, 1924 ( after the establishment of a new central bank, the Bank Polski ). which become worthless due to hyperinflation currency unit replaced by the gold-backed zloty, which was introduced on the exchange rate 1 zloty = 1,800,000 Polish market. $ 1 was now 5.18 zloty worth.

Chronology of the History of Polish Mark

Series under German administration

1917 second German banknote series

Early 1919 Polish Interim series ( 17:05. )

Early 1919 Polish Interim series ( 15:02. )

Polish banknote series from August 23, 1919

Zloty banknotes after the April 14, 1924

The minting of coins was planned, it was never realized because of inflation. There are only a sample coin of 50 marks from the year 1923.

Other Currencies

Mark (Marka, not Polish ) was the planned currency in the former province of Posen after the secession of Prussia in December 1918 The project, the publication of 1 -. , 2 -, 5 -, 10 -, 20 -, 50 - and 100 - mark bills through the " Bank for West Poland " Compromise ( since you initially wanted to maintain the customs border between the Province of Posen and the rest of Poland), was not realized because of protests from the Warsaw Central Government. The bills, designed in the spirit of Art Nouveau, show a stylized peasant couple. Today, only three 50 - mark notes are received by the whole issue.

National Bank of Poland

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