It is generally accepted that the first banknotes under German occupation
German occupation during World War II were reprinted hundred-dollar notes of the
issued on June 2, 1932 and November 9, 1934.However, still during the hostilities
warfare, in September 1939, the first strictly occupation money appeared on Polish soil - the first banknotes of the German occupation.
strictly occupation money - asignats issued by the Reichskreditkassen, or
Reichskreditkassen (German Reich Credit Banks). The Reichskreditkassen banknotes themselves (among others.
Among others, according to the work of Franciszek Skalniak, "Bank Emisyjny w Polsce 1939-1945"),
began to appear in circulation as early as September 23, as branches of the
occupied territories branches of the Kassas were established. Reichskreditkassen banknotes
entered circulation so quickly because they were prepared in advance to
replace coins of higher denominations in Germany. Hence the banknotes have no
dates and signatures, and during the period in question appeared only as small
denominations: 50 fenig and 1, 2 and 5 marks. There is also no practical justification for
to omit banknotes issued by the Reichskreditkassen from the catalogs of
of Polish banknotes (they are included in Kopicki's multi-volume study and in Lech Kokociński's Pądz papierowy na ziemiach polskich). TheReichskreditkassen banknotes are as Polish as the Poznan and Kaunas issues of the
Ostbank of 1916 and 1918.
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