20 zlotych, January 2, 1928; a banknote that was never put into circulation...

banknotes issued after Władysław Grabski’s reform, 20 zlotych, January 2, 1928; a banknote never put into circulation featuring a portrait of Marynia Pławicka (the main character of Henryk Sienkiewicz’s 1894 novel “The Połaniecki Family”), produced by the English firm Thomas De La Rue, Series A, serial number 124567, with the word “WZÓR” (SAMPLE) printed diagonally in red on the front and “BEZ WARTOŚCI” (NO VALUE) on the back; Lucow 644 (R7)—illustrated in the collection catalog; Miłczak 67Wa; Pick 68 var; localized discoloration of the paper, the upper right corner slightly bent, but in beautiful condition; one of the rarest Polish banknotes of the 20th century, in a PMG 2464270-014 slipcase with a grade of 58 EPQ.